Magdalena rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Xenomys nelsoni
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Magdalena rat live?

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

Mexico

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 Magdalena rat endangered?

The Magdalena rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Magdalena rat?

The Magdalena rat (Xenomys nelsoni) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Xenomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Magdalena rat

The Magdalena rat (Xenomys nelsoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae which is found only in a small region of western Mexico.

It is the only species in the genus Xenomys. The common name comes from the village where the first specimen was collected, and the second part of the scientific name refers to the collector.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Magdalena rat (revision 1314589684), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1550989 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).