Niviventer eha

(Wroughton, 1916)

Smoke-bellied White-bellied Rat

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Supramyomorpha
Infraorder: Myomorphi
Superfamily: Muroidea
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Murinae
Tribe: Rattini
Genus: Niviventer

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wroughton, R.C. 1916-06-20. New rodents from Sikkim. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 24(3):424-430.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151999

Original name as described

Epimys eha

Other common names

Little Himalayan Rat · Smoke-bellied Niviventer · Smoke-bellied Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1915.9.1.189

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f56cfc33-7cab-4ddf-8df0-170998792ef2

Type locality

"Lachen, [Sikkim, India]. Alt. 8800 ft [= 2680 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Palearctic

Country distribution

China · India · Myanmar · Nepal · Bhutan?

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003588

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 7 names and synonyms.

Epimys eha

Wroughton, 1916

Family

Muridae

Root name

eha

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.9.1.189

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Sikkim. (Type from Lachen. Alt. 8, 800 feet.)

Type locality

India: Sikkim.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f56cfc33-7cab-4ddf-8df0-170998792ef2

Authority page

428

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30151999

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Rattus eha ninus

O. Thomas, 1922

Family

Muridae

Root name

ninus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.9.1.107

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Kiu-kiang-Salween divide, 28* N. 11, 000'.

Type locality

China: Yunnan.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4a230dbb-a907-4696-bdec-5296ea9fe75a

Authority page

404

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24253288

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Anthony (1941:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:595, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus eha:

H. E. Anthony, 1941

Family

Muridae

Root name

eha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771958

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Anthony (1941:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
Ellerman (1947:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14226)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:595, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)
Corbet & Hill (1980:173) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Rattus eha eha:

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

Family

Muridae

Root name

eha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

595

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722896

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:595, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)

Niviventer eha:

Musser, 1981

Family

Muridae

Root name

eha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

237

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser (1981:237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8641)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:536, 537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Musser & Carleton (1993:634) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
Smith & Xie (2008:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003588) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14818/22414559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Niviventer eha eha:

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

eha

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

268

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Niviventer eha ninus:

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

ninus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

268

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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