Red-nosed mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-nosed mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos
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 red-nosed mouse live?

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

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 red-nosed mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the red-nosed mouse?

The red-nosed mouse (Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Wiedomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-nosed mouse

The red-nosed mouse (Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos) is a semi-arboreal rodent species in the family Cricetidae which is endemic to eastern Brazil. It is also locally known as rato-de-nariz-vermelho da Caatinga (Caatinga red-nosed mouse), rato-da-fava (fava mouse), rato-bico-de-lacre (waxbill mouse), rato-de-palmatória (paddle mouse), and rato-do-algodão (cotton mouse).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-nosed mouse (revision 1367471261), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769031 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).