Amazonian marsh rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Amazonian marsh rat Holochilus sciureus Least concern

Where the Amazonian marsh rat lives – recorded in 2 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 28 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Holochilus sciureus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Amazonian marsh rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Amazonian marsh rat in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Belém, Brazil.

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 Amazonian marsh rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Amazonian marsh rat?

The Amazonian marsh rat (Holochilus sciureus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Holochilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Amazonian marsh rat

The Amazonian marsh rat (Holochilus sciureus), also known as the common marsh rat, or simply the marsh rat, is a rodent species from South America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Amazonian marsh rat (revision 1373474495), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766343 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).