Long-tailed giant rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Long-tailed giant rat Leopoldamys sabanus Least concern

Where the long-tailed giant rat lives – recorded in 4 countries, 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 148 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Leopoldamys sabanus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the long-tailed giant rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-tailed giant rat in 4 countries and territories across Asia.

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 long-tailed giant rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the long-tailed giant rat?

The long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys sabanus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Leopoldamys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the long-tailed giant rat

The long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys sabanus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-tailed giant rat (revision 1314552324), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q658648 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).