Dormouse tufted-tailed rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Dormouse tufted-tailed rat Eliurus myoxinus Least concern

Where the dormouse tufted-tailed 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 6 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

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

Where does the dormouse tufted-tailed rat live?

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

Madagascar

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 dormouse tufted-tailed rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the dormouse tufted-tailed rat?

The dormouse tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus myoxinus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Nesomyidae, genus Eliurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dormouse tufted-tailed rat

The dormouse tufted-tailed rat (Eliurus myoxinus) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dormouse tufted-tailed rat (revision 1314266031), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q307037 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).