Rudd's mouse Uranomys ruddi Least concern
Where the Rudd's mouse lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 97 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map
| Scientific name | Uranomys ruddi |
|---|---|
| Group | Mice, rats & other rodents |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 5 countries |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Muridae |
Where does the Rudd's mouse live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Rudd's mouse in 5 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 Rudd's mouse endangered?
The Rudd's mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Rudd's mouse?
The Rudd's mouse (Uranomys ruddi) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Uranomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Rudd's mouse
Rudd's mouse or the white-bellied brush-furred rat (Uranomys ruddi) is the only species in the genus Uranomys. This animal is closely related to the spiny mice, brush-furred mice, and the link rat.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rudd's mouse (revision 1380889111), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765287 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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