Hairy-tailed bolo mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hairy-tailed bolo mouse lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Necromys lasiurus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the hairy-tailed bolo mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hairy-tailed bolo mouse in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Santarém.

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 hairy-tailed bolo mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the hairy-tailed bolo mouse?

The hairy-tailed bolo mouse (Necromys lasiurus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Necromys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hairy-tailed bolo mouse

The hairy-tailed bolo mouse or hairy-tailed akodont (Necromys lasiurus) is a South American rodent species of the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hairy-tailed bolo mouse (revision 1315015695), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q308452 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).