Chinese bamboo rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Chinese bamboo rat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhizomys sinensis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Spalacidae

Where does the Chinese bamboo rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Chinese bamboo rat in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

Vietnam

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 Chinese bamboo rat endangered?

The Chinese 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 Chinese bamboo rat?

The Chinese bamboo rat (Rhizomys sinensis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Spalacidae, genus Rhizomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Chinese bamboo rat

The Chinese bamboo rat (Rhizomys sinensis) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in southern China, northern Myanmar, and northern Vietnam. Its habitat is bamboo thickets usually at high elevations, pine forests, and plantations.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chinese bamboo rat (revision 1338244840), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2583168 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).