Large bamboo rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Large bamboo rat Rhizomys sumatrensis Least concern

Where the large bamboo rat 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 14 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Rhizomys sumatrensis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Spalacidae

Where does the large bamboo rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the large bamboo rat in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Vietnam

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 large bamboo rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the large bamboo rat?

The large bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Spalacidae, genus Rhizomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the large bamboo rat

The large bamboo rat, Sumatran rat, or Indomalayan rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis) is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in Southeast Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Large bamboo rat (revision 1314952176), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2299022 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).