Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Isothrix bistriata
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 yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Cruzeiro do Sul.

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 yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat endangered?

The yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat?

The yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat (Isothrix bistriata) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Echimyidae, genus Isothrix. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat

The yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat (Isothrix bistriata) is a South American species of brush-tailed rat in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. They are nocturnal and arboreal animals found in lowland evergreen rainforest, probably restricted to igapó and várzea habitats. Sometimes they can be seen at the entrances of their dens, which are often in tree holes (especially hollow palms) on the borders of rivers.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat (revision 1375322149), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305725 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).