Speckled spiny tree-rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the speckled spiny tree-rat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pattonomys semivillosus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Echimyidae

Where does the speckled spiny tree-rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the speckled spiny tree-rat in 1 country or territory across South America.

Colombia

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 speckled spiny tree-rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the speckled spiny tree-rat?

The speckled spiny tree-rat (Pattonomys semivillosus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Echimyidae, genus Pattonomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the speckled spiny tree-rat

The speckled spiny tree-rat (Pattonomys semivillosus), also known as the Colombian speckled tree-rat, is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in the swampy ciénegas of northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. It can be found in gallery forests, dry forests and mangrove forests. Its diet includes fruit and seeds.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Speckled spiny tree-rat (revision 1368275965), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302648 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).