White-faced spiny tree-rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-faced spiny tree-rat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Echimys chrysurus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Echimyidae

Where does the white-faced spiny tree-rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-faced spiny tree-rat in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Cametá.

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 white-faced spiny tree-rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the white-faced spiny tree-rat?

The white-faced spiny tree-rat (Echimys chrysurus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Echimyidae, genus Echimys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-faced spiny tree-rat

The white-faced spiny tree-rat (Echimys chrysurus) is a South American species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is restricted to forest and rainforest habitats in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname, living among the branches and feeding on fruit, plants, and insects. The rat's fur is darkest near the back of the head, which also has a distinctive white stripe. Its body is covered in stiff, blunt-tipped guard hairs or spines. Adults weigh up to 760 grams (27 ounces) and are 24 to 33 centimetres (9.4 to 13.0 inches) long, plus a tail that measures about 120% of the head-body length.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-faced spiny tree-rat (revision 1378604765), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302328 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).