Brazilian shrew mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Brazilian shrew mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Brazilian shrew mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Brazilian shrew mouse in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Brazil

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 Brazilian shrew mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Brazilian shrew mouse?

The Brazilian shrew mouse (Blarinomys breviceps) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Blarinomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Brazilian shrew mouse

The Brazilian shrew mouse (Blarinomys breviceps), also known as the blarinine akodont, is a rodent in the tribe Akodontini from the Atlantic Forest of eastern and southeastern Brazil. It is the only species in the genus Blarinomys. Phylogenetic analysis suggest that there are two clear geographical clades, a northeastern and southeastern.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brazilian shrew mouse (revision 1352680819), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q899234 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).