Atlantic bamboo rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Atlantic bamboo rat Kannabateomys amblyonyx Least concern

Where the Atlantic bamboo 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 32 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

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

Where does the Atlantic bamboo rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Atlantic bamboo rat in 2 countries and territories across South 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 Atlantic bamboo rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Atlantic bamboo rat?

The Atlantic bamboo rat (Kannabateomys amblyonyx) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Echimyidae, genus Kannabateomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Atlantic bamboo rat

The Atlantic bamboo rat (Kannabateomys amblyonyx), or southern bamboo rat, is a spiny rat species found in humid tropical forests in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. It is the only member of the genus Kannabateomys.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Atlantic bamboo rat (revision 1368178330), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301578 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).