Tanezumi rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tanezumi rat lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rattus tanezumi
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae

Where does the tanezumi rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tanezumi rat in 9 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains. In South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 tanezumi rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the tanezumi rat?

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

About the tanezumi rat

The tanezumi rat (Rattus tanezumi), also known as the Asian rat or Asian house rat, yellow-breasted or buff-breasted rat (Rattus flavipectus), is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is closely related to the black rat (Rattus rattus). It is widespread in eastern, southern and south-eastern Asia, being found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tanezumi rat (revision 1362335445), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762736 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).