Rhabdomys dilectus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Rhabdomys dilectus Rhabdomys dilectus Least concern

Where the rhabdomys dilectus lives – recorded in 2 countries, 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 30 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Rhabdomys dilectus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the rhabdomys dilectus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rhabdomys dilectus in 2 countries and territories across Africa.

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 rhabdomys dilectus endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the rhabdomys dilectus?

The rhabdomys dilectus (Rhabdomys dilectus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Rhabdomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rhabdomys dilectus

Rhabdomys dilectus, the mesic four-striped grass rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rhabdomys dilectus (revision 1170040785), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q611467 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).