Cape York rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Cape York rat Rattus leucopus Least concern

Where the Cape York 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 486 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Rattus leucopus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Cape York rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape York rat in 2 countries and territories across Oceania.

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 Cape York rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Cape York rat?

The Cape York rat (Rattus leucopus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Rattus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cape York rat

The Cape York rat (Rattus leucopus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in southern New Guinea, in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, and in Cape York Peninsula in Australia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape York rat (revision 1313934413), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768405 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).