Blick's grass rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Blick's grass rat Arvicanthis blicki Near threatened

Where the Blick's grass 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 20 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Arvicanthis blicki
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Blick's grass rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Blick's grass rat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Ethiopia

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 Blick's grass rat endangered?

The Blick's grass rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Blick's grass rat?

The Blick's grass rat (Arvicanthis blicki) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Arvicanthis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Blick's grass rat

Blick's grass rat (Arvicanthis blicki) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found only in Ethiopia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Blick's grass rat (revision 1140525870), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q306689 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).