Krebs's fat mouse Steatomys krebsii Least concern
Where the Krebs's fat mouse lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 42 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Steatomys krebsii |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 3 countries |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Muridae |
Where does the Krebs's fat mouse live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Krebs's fat mouse in 3 countries and territories across Africa.
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 Krebs's fat mouse endangered?
The Krebs's fat mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Krebs's fat mouse?
The Krebs's fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Steatomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Krebs's fat mouse
The Krebs's fat mouse (Steatomys krebsii) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia.
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Its name honours Georg Ludwig Engelhard Krebs (1792–1844), a German natural history collector in South Africa.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Krebs's fat mouse (revision 1139120504), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1767105 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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