Nectomys apicalis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the nectomys apicalis lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nectomys apicalis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the nectomys apicalis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the nectomys apicalis in 5 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 nectomys apicalis endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the nectomys apicalis?

The nectomys apicalis (Nectomys apicalis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Nectomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the nectomys apicalis

Nectomys apicalis, also known as the western Amazonian nectomys, is a semiaquatic species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found east of the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, east into western Brazil; further to the east, it is replaced by N. rattus. It lives near watercourses in lowland tropical rainforest. Its karyotype has 2n = 38–42, and it probably actually represents several distinct undescribed species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nectomys apicalis (revision 1350932805), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769609 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).