Southern giant pouched rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Southern giant pouched rat Cricetomys ansorgei Least concern

Where the southern giant pouched 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 20 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

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

Where does the southern giant pouched rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern giant pouched rat 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 southern giant pouched rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the southern giant pouched rat?

The southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Nesomyidae, genus Cricetomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern giant pouched rat

The southern giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei) is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is distributed in the savannah of East and Southern Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern giant pouched rat (revision 1373671337), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764421 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).