Niviventer Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Recent | |
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Dark-tailed tree rat (Niviventer cremoriventer) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Tribe: | Rattini |
Genus: | Niviventer J. T. Marshall, 1976 |
Type species | |
Mus niviventer | |
Species | |
18, see text |
Niviventer is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: [1]
The gray tree rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. only species in the genus Lenothrix. It is found in forests in Indonesia and Malaysia. A common species, the IUCN has rated it as being of "least concern".
Anderson's white-bellied rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to China and known from Yunnan, Sichuan, and Shaanxi provinces. Its range might extend to northern Guizhou. It inhabits montane forest at elevations of 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft) above sea level. Its species name "andersoni" was chosen to honor American scientific collector Malcolm Playfair Anderson.
The Brahma white-bellied rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in northeastern India, northern Myanmar, and southwestern China (Yunnan). It lives in various forest habitats at elevations of 2,000–2,800 m (6,600–9,200 ft) above sea level.
The Chinese white-bellied rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is widely spread in China and also occurs in northern Myanmar, northwest Thailand, and northwest Vietnam. It might also occur in northern Laos.
Coxing's white-bellied rat, also known as the spiny Taiwan niviventer, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864 and is endemic to Taiwan. It occurs in broad-leaf forests and their edges and in scrub. It is more common at elevations below 1,300 m (4,300 ft) but can be found up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).
The dark-tailed tree rat or Sundaic arboreal niviventer is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, including some offshore islands, and in parts of the Malay Archipelago. It might be a species complex.
The Oldfield white-bellied rat or soft-furred Taiwan niviventer is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Taiwan. It has also been considered a subspecies of Niviventer niviventer and included in Niviventer confucianus.
The smoke-bellied rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.
The large white-bellied rat, also known as the Sichuan niviventer, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in southwestern China. It occurs in Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve of Sichuan, southwestern Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan, and the Ailao Mountains of Yunnan.
The chestnut white-bellied rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a small rodent with a distinct bright chestnut upper-coat and a white under-coat. The colour of the upper-coat is variable from very bright to a duller brown. The side of the body has a distinct margin where the upper and the under-coat meet. The upper-side of the tail is mostly brownish whereas the underside is whitish to flesh coloured. The species is mostly found in disturbed and undisturbed forest habitat. The species is known to scatter-hoard seeds in forests of eastern Himalayas.
The Lang Bian white-bellied rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The narrow-tailed white-bellied rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Indonesia.
The white-bellied rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.
The Tenasserim white-bellied rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is named after the Tenasserim Hills and is found above 1,000 m in forested limestone mountainous areas. Its distribution includes India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia (southern end of the Cardamom Mountains, Laos and Vietnam, and China.
The Cameron Highlands white-bellied rat, also known as the Cameron Highlands niviventer, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has only been found in the mountain forests of the Cameron Highlands on the Malay Peninsula at an altitude of 1,500–2,000 metres (5,000–6,600 ft).
The montane Sumatran white-bellied rat, also known as the Montane Sumatran niviventer, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in the montane forests along the mountains of western Sumatra, Indonesia.
Rattini is a very large, diverse tribe of muroid rodents in the subfamily Murinae. They are found throughout Asia and Australasia, with a few species ranging into Europe and northern Africa. The most well-known members of this group are the true rats, several species of which have been introduced worldwide.