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Stumble this page!Dent's vlei rat
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Otomyinae
Species : Otomys denti
The Dent's vlei rat is listed as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Dent
A young / baby of a Dent is called a 'kitten, nestling, pinkie or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Dent group is called a 'colony, horde, pack, plague or swarm'.Habitats
Forest, Grassland, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical High Altitude Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical High Altitude Shrubland and Subtropical / Tropical Moist Montane
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1. dent -- (an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account")
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2. incision, scratch, notch, prick, slit, dent -- (a depression scratched or carved into a surface)
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3. dent, gouge, nick -- (an impression in a surface (as made by a blow))
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