Acacia rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the acacia rat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Thallomys paedulcus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the acacia rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the acacia rat in 4 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the acacia rat endangered?

The acacia rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the acacia rat?

The acacia rat (Thallomys paedulcus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Thallomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the acacia rat

The acacia rat (Thallomys paedulcus), or black-tailed tree rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a small arboreal rodent that is extensively dependent on Acacia trees.

It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Acacia rat (revision 1374352297), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q416568 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).