Western nesomys: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Western nesomys Nesomys lambertoni Endangered

Where the western nesomys 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 6 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Nesomys lambertoni
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Nesomyidae

Where does the western nesomys live?

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

Madagascar

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 western nesomys endangered?

The western nesomys’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the western nesomys?

The western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Nesomyidae, genus Nesomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the western nesomys

The western nesomys (Nesomys lambertoni), also known as the lowland red forest rat, is a species of rat endemic to Madagascar. They are suspected to reside within the nooks and crannies of the canyons of the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western nesomys (revision 1346288473), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3727892 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).