Argentine swamp rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Argentine swamp rat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Scapteromys aquaticus
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 Argentine swamp rat live?

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

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 Argentine swamp rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Argentine swamp rat?

The Argentine swamp rat (Scapteromys aquaticus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Scapteromys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Argentine swamp rat

The Argentine swamp rat (Scapteromys aquaticus) is a semiaquatic rodent species from South America. It is found in northeastern Argentina and Paraguay, where it lives in freshwater marshes and along the southern coast of the Río de la Plata estuary, as well as in woodland.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Argentine swamp rat (revision 1350626637), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766652 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).