Niviventer fulvescens
(J. E. Gray, 1847)
Indochinese White-bellied Rat
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1413
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
Authority citation
Gray, J.E. 1847-01-22. Catalogue of the Specimens and Drawings of Mammalia and Birds of Nepal and Thibet, presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. to the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History), London, 156 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23852772Original name as described
Mus fulvescens
Other common names
Chestnut White-bellied Rat · Indochinese Niviventer · Indomalayan Niviventer
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1845.1.8.376
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bfba7ce6-3a40-45b0-96d5-1a583299fd49Type locality
"Nepal."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic · Indomalaya
Country distribution
Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan · China? · Myanmar · Vietnam
Taxonomy notes
previously included N. bukit, N. huang, and N. mekongis; the synonym listing for the species is tentative and further research is needed to fully determine which species each name applies to
Taxonomy notes citation
Balakirev, A.E., Abramov, A.V. and Rozhnov, V.V. 2012. Taxonomic revision of Niviventer (Rodentia, Muridae) from Vietnam: a morphological and molecular approach. Russian Journal of Theriology 10(1):1-26. doi:10.15298/rusjtheriol.10.1.01 · Ge, D.-y., Lu, L., Xia, L., Du, Y.-b., Wen, Z.-x., Cheng, J.-l., Abramov, A.V. and Yang, Q.-s. 2018. Molecular phylogeny, morphological diversity, and systematic revision of a species complex of common wild rat species in China (Rodentia, Murinae). Journal of Mammalogy 99(6):1350-1374. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyy117 · Ge, D.-y., Feijó, J.A., Abramov, A.V., Wen, Z.-x., Liu, Z.-j., Cheng, J.-l., Xia, L., Lu, L. and Yang, Q.-s. 2020. Molecular phylogeny and morphological diversity of the Niviventer fulvescens species complex with emphasis on species from China. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 191:528-547. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa040
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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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: 28 names and synonyms.
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