Northern caenolestid: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Northern caenolestid Caenolestes convelatus Vulnerable

Where the northern caenolestid lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 8 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map

No free-licence photo of a live animal was found on Wikimedia Commons.

Scientific name	Caenolestes convelatus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Paucituberculata
Family	Caenolestidae

Where does the northern caenolestid live?

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

Colombia

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 northern caenolestid endangered?

The northern caenolestid’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern caenolestid?

The northern caenolestid (Caenolestes convelatus) is a mammal in the order Paucituberculata and the family Caenolestidae, genus Caenolestes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern caenolestid

The northern caenolestid (Caenolestes convelatus), also known as the blackish shrew opossum, is a shrew opossum found in Colombia and Ecuador. It is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern caenolestid (revision 1380854988), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194409 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).