White-bellied rat

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White-bellied rat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Niviventer
Species:
N. niviventer
Binomial name
Niviventer niviventer
(Hodgson, 1836)

The white-bellied rat (Niviventer niviventer) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. [2]

It is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan. [3]

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References

  1. Molur, S. (2016). "Niviventer niviventer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T14824A22413296. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14824A22413296.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
  3. Aplin, K.; Molur, S. (2016). "Niviventer brahma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T14813A22414062. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14813A22414062.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.