Tete veld aethomys: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Tete veld aethomys lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the Tete veld aethomys live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Tete veld aethomys in 1 country or territory across Africa.

South 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 Tete veld aethomys endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Tete veld aethomys?

The Tete veld aethomys (Aethomys ineptus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Muridae, genus Aethomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Tete veld aethomys

The Tete veld aethomys or Tete veld rat (Aethomys ineptus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.

It is found in South Africa and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, shrubland, and grassland. The common name refers to the type locality, Tete, on the Zambesi River.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tete veld aethomys (revision 1348551349), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q648942 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).