Emin's pouched rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Emin's pouched rat lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cricetomys emini
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Nesomyidae

Where does the Emin's pouched rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Emin's pouched rat in 5 countries and territories across Africa.

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 Emin's pouched rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Emin's pouched rat?

The Emin's pouched rat (Cricetomys emini) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Nesomyidae, genus Cricetomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Emin's pouched rat

African pouched rat is a large rat of the muroid superfamily. It is related to Cricetomys gambianus, the Gambian pouched rat. Both species belong to Cricetomys, the genus of the giant pouched rats.

These animals were introduced into the exotic pet trade, but on June 11, 2003, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prohibited the importation of all African rodents into the United States in response to an outbreak of monkeypox, and FDA banned the sale, distribution, transport, or release into the environment of six African rodent species. This order was subsequently superseded by an interim final rule on November 3, 2003 (42 CFR § 71.56 and 42 CFR § 1240.63). They are easily tamed.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Emin's pouched rat (revision 1380169916), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q307235 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).