Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Diplothrix legata
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Japan

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 Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat endangered?

The Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat?

The Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat (Diplothrix legata) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Diplothrix. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat

The Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat or Ryukyu rat (Diplothrix legata), also known as the rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only extant species in the genus Diplothrix and is endemic to the central Ryukyu Islands of Japan (Amami-oshima, Tokuno-shima, and Okinawa-jima). Its natural habitat consists of temperate forests.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ryukyu long-tailed giant rat (revision 1379510779), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302937 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).