Woolly giant rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Woolly giant rat Kunsia tomentosus Least concern

Where the woolly giant rat 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 10 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Kunsia tomentosus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the woolly giant rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the woolly giant rat in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Humaitá, Brazil.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

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 woolly giant rat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the woolly giant rat?

The woolly giant rat (Kunsia tomentosus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Kunsia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the woolly giant rat

The woolly giant rat (Kunsia tomentosus) is a species of large burrowing rodent native to South America. No subspecies are currently recognised. It is the only member of the genus Kunsia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Woolly giant rat (revision 1369815476), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1767566 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).