Ricefield rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Ricefield rat Rattus argentiventer Least concern

Where the ricefield rat 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 79 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

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

Where does the ricefield rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ricefield rat in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

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 ricefield rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the ricefield rat?

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

About the ricefield rat

The ricefield rat (Rattus argentiventer) is a species of rat found throughout Southeast Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ricefield rat (revision 1353066691), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1641012 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).