Stein's rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Stein's rat Rattus steini Least concern

Where the Stein's rat 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 144 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

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

Where does the Stein's rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Stein's rat in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Papua New Guinea

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 Stein's rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Stein's rat?

The Stein's rat (Rattus steini) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Rattus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Stein's rat

Stein's rat (Rattus steini), also known as the small spiny rat, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Stein's rat (revision 1321268562), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763528 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).