VU — Vulnerable

South American Spiny Mouse

Scolomys melanops

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Countries

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Rodentia

Family

Cricetidae

Genus

Scolomys

South American Spiny Mouse belongs to the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia, within the Mammalia class.

06 — Range

Found in 3 Countries

Ecuador Guatemala Peru

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). South American Spiny Mouse (Scolomys melanops). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/south-american-spiny-mouse

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