Island mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Island mouse Nesomys rufus Least concern

Where the island mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 81 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Nesomys rufus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Nesomyidae

Where does the island mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the island mouse in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Madagascar

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 island mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the island mouse?

The island mouse (Nesomys rufus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Nesomyidae, genus Nesomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the island mouse

The island mouse or eastern red forest rat (Nesomys rufus) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.

It is endemic to Madagascar.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Island mouse (revision 1314654357), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764898 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).