African grass rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

African grass rat Arvicanthis niloticus Least concern

Where the African grass rat lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 813 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Arvicanthis niloticus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Africa, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the African grass rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the African grass rat in 8 countries and territories across Africa and North America.

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 African grass rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the African grass rat?

The African grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Arvicanthis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the African grass rat

The African grass rat (Arvicanthis niloticus) is a species of rodent in the family Murinae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article African grass rat (revision 1373061307), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q515126 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).