Otomys zinki Bohmann, 1943

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Otomys zinki Bohmann, 1943

Otomys typus zinki ; Bohmann, 1943:153 (type locality— German East Africa [ Tanzania], Kilimanjaro, Peters Hut, 3800 m; holotype —not seen; listed as “No. 548” in his private collection by Bohmann, 1943); Swynnerton and Hayman, 1951:321 (faunal report, listed as valid subspecies); Bohmann, 1952:41 (taxonomic revision, retained as valid subspecies).

Otomys typus [ zinki ]; Misonne, 1974:33 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank); Musser & Carleton, 1993:682 (listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Otomys orestes [ zinki ]; Musser & Carleton, 2005:1528 (new name combination, listed in synonymy without indication of rank).

Distribution. The species is limited in its distribution to Mt Kilimanjaro.

Specimens examined. TANZANIA: Kilimanjaro ( SM 4270 , 4272 , 4278 , 4280 ) ; Mount Kilimanjaro East, Maundi Crater , grassland, 3270 m ( RMCA 96.037 .M-6801, 96.037.M-6802, 96.037.M-6803, 96.037.M-6804, 96.037.M-6805, 96.037.M-6801) ; Mount Kilimanjaro West, Londorosi , forest, 2350 m (96.037.M-6807, 96.037.M-6810) ; Mount Kilimanjaro West, Shira , moorland, 3000 m (96.037.M-6809) ; Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park , 13,100 ft (3993 m) ( FMNH 174178–174180 ) ; Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park , 7 km N and 2.5 km W Maua, 8,100 ft (2469 m) ( FMNH 174173 , 174174 ) .