Lesser hamster-rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lesser hamster-rat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Beamys hindei
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 lesser hamster-rat live?

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

Mozambique

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 lesser hamster-rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the lesser hamster-rat?

The lesser hamster-rat (Beamys hindei) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Nesomyidae, genus Beamys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser hamster-rat

The lesser hamster-rat or long-tailed pouched rat (Beamys hindei) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland coastal forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Oldfield Thomas named it in honor of Sidney Langford Hinde, a British officer and recreational naturalist.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser hamster-rat (revision 1290546327), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302902 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).