Armored rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Armored rat Hoplomys gymnurus Least concern

Where the armored rat lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 21 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Hoplomys gymnurus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Echimyidae

Where does the armored rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the armored rat in 1 country or territory across South America.

Colombia

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 armored rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the armored rat?

The armored rat (Hoplomys gymnurus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Echimyidae, genus Hoplomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the armored rat

The armored rat (Hoplomys gymnurus) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is monotypic within the genus Hoplomys. It is found in Latin America, from northern Honduras to northwest Ecuador. It possesses a range of spines on its back and sides of the body.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Armored rat (revision 1366947244), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302616 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).