Nectomys rattus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Nectomys rattus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the nectomys rattus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the nectomys rattus in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 rattus endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the nectomys rattus?

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

About the nectomys rattus

Nectomys rattus, the small-footed bristly mouse, Amazonian nectomys, Amazonian mouse, or common water rat is a species of rodent in the genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, where it lives in a variety of habitats including lowland tropical rainforest, cerrado and caatinga. It is mainly found in areas close to water. It was recognized as distinct only in 2000 and its limits with other Nectomys, including Nectomys apicalis and Nectomys squamipes, remain unclear.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nectomys rattus (revision 1371670568), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768380 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).