Ryukyu mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Ryukyu mouse Mus caroli Least concern

Where the Ryukyu mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 635 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

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

Where does the Ryukyu mouse live?

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

Chinese Taipei

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 mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Ryukyu mouse?

The Ryukyu mouse (Mus caroli) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Mus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Ryukyu mouse

The Ryukyu mouse (Mus caroli) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ryukyu mouse (revision 1371317008), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768146 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).