Ferreira's spiny tree-rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Ferreira's spiny tree-rat lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mesomys hispidus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Echimyidae

Where does the Ferreira's spiny tree-rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Ferreira's spiny tree-rat in 5 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Manaus.

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 Ferreira's spiny tree-rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Ferreira's spiny tree-rat?

The Ferreira's spiny tree-rat (Mesomys hispidus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Echimyidae, genus Mesomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Ferreira's spiny tree-rat

Ferreira's spiny tree-rat (Mesomys hispidus) is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The etymology of the species name corresponds to the Latin word hispidus meaning bristly.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ferreira's spiny tree-rat (revision 1379572842), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768675 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).