Tome's spiny rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Tome's spiny rat Proechimys semispinosus Least concern

Where the Tome's spiny rat lives – recorded in 3 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 124 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Proechimys semispinosus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Echimyidae

Where does the Tome's spiny rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Tome's spiny rat in 3 countries and territories across North America and South America.

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 Tome's spiny rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Tome's spiny rat?

The Tome's spiny rat (Proechimys semispinosus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Echimyidae, genus Proechimys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Tome's spiny rat

Tome's spiny rat (Proechimys semispinosus), also known as Tomes' spiny rat or the Central American spiny rat, is a species of spiny rat distributed from Honduras to Ecuador. The IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tome's spiny rat (revision 1324613800), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768762 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).