Opossum rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Opossum rat Rattus marmosurus Least concern

Where the opossum rat 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-collected museum specimen (a central record among 12 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Rattus marmosurus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the opossum rat live?

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

Indonesia

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 opossum rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the opossum rat?

The opossum rat (Rattus marmosurus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Rattus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the opossum rat

The opossum rat (Rattus marmosurus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found only in northern and central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Opossum rat (revision 1371297878), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769227 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).