Black-tailed tree rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black-tailed tree rat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Thallomys nigricauda
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the black-tailed tree rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black-tailed tree rat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Namibia

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 black-tailed tree rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the black-tailed tree rat?

The black-tailed tree rat (Thallomys nigricauda) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Thallomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black-tailed tree rat

The black-tailed tree rat, also called black-tailed acacia rat or black-tailed thallomys, (Thallomys nigricauda), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is both nocturnal and arboreal and makes bulky nests in the trees, often acacias, where it feeds on leaves and buds.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black-tailed tree rat (revision 1313885142), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765740 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).