Hylaeamys perenensis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hylaeamys perenensis lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hylaeamys perenensis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the hylaeamys perenensis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hylaeamys perenensis in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 hylaeamys perenensis endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the hylaeamys perenensis?

The hylaeamys perenensis (Hylaeamys perenensis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Hylaeamys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hylaeamys perenensis

Hylaeamys perenensis, formerly Oryzomys perenensis, also known as the western Amazonian oryzomys, is an oryzomyine rodent of the family Cricetidae.

It is found in western Amazonia (southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and western Brazil).

It has an omnivorous diet and is nocturnal, terrestrial, and nonsocial. It is commonly found along rivers.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hylaeamys perenensis (revision 1314696846), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762271 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).