Peruvian tree-rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Makalata rhipidura
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Echimyidae

Where does the Peruvian tree-rat live?

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

Peru

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.

What kind of animal is the Peruvian tree-rat?

The Peruvian tree-rat (Makalata rhipidura) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Echimyidae, genus Makalata. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Peruvian tree-rat

The Peruvian tree rat (Makalata rhipidura) is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in northeastern Peru and adjacent Ecuador, where it is found in the Amazon rainforest. It is nocturnal and arboreal.

The etymology of the species name derives from the two ancient greek words ῥιπίς, ῥιπίδος (rhipís, rhipídos), meaning "fan", and οὐρά (ourá), meaning "animal tail".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peruvian tree-rat (revision 1360771127), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302740 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).