Handleyomys alfaroi: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the handleyomys alfaroi lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the handleyomys alfaroi live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the handleyomys alfaroi in 5 countries and territories across North America and South America.

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 handleyomys alfaroi endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the handleyomys alfaroi?

The handleyomys alfaroi (Handleyomys alfaroi) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Handleyomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the handleyomys alfaroi

Handleyomys alfaroi, also known as Alfaro's rice rat or Alfaro's oryzomys, is a species of rodent in the genus Handleyomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. It was previously included in Oryzomys as Oryzomys alfaroi. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical lowland or montane dry forests at elevations ranging from sea level to 2500 m.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Handleyomys alfaroi (revision 1380852361), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q24278925 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).