Niviventer andersoni

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Anderson's 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

Thomas, O. 1911-02-14. Mammals collected in the Provinces of Kan-su and Sze-chwan, western China, by Mr. Malcolm Anderson, for the Duke of Bedford's exploration of eastern Asia. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 90:3-5.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252030

Original name as described

Epimys andersoni

Other common names

Anderson's Niviventer

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1911.2.1.135

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ec0c416c-6974-4d09-b595-3e754f2599e9

Type locality

Omi San, 6000 ft (= 1830 m), Sichuan, south-western China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

previously included the recently described N. pianmaensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Li, S., & Yang, J. (2009). Geographic variation of the Anderson s Niviventer (Niviventer andersoni)(Thomas, 1911)(Rodentia: Muridae) of two new subspecies in China verified with cranial morphometric variables and pelage characteristics. Zootaxa, 2196(1), 48-58. · Ge, D., Feijó, A., Abramov, A. V., Wen, Z., Liu, Z., Cheng, J., ... & Yang, Q. (2020). Molecular phylogeny and morphological diversity of the Niviventer fulvescens species complex with emphasis on species from China. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlaa040.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003580

Country distribution map

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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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Epimys andersoni

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

andersoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.2.1.135

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ec0c416c-6974-4d09-b595-3e754f2599e9

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252030

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1911:171, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31251999) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14044)

Epimys zappeyi

(G. M. Allen, 1912)

Family

Muridae

Root name

zappeyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:7607

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:7607

Authority page

225

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30697233

Authority publication

Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus andersoni

(H. E. Anthony, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

andersoni

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

  1. Anthony (1941:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771958) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Niviventer andersoni

Musser, 1981

Family

Muridae

Root name

andersoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

237

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser (1981:237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8641)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:633) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14812) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14812/22414384) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Niviventer andersoni lushuiensis

Wu & Wang Yingxiang in Wang Yingxiang, 2003

Family

Muridae

Root name

lushuiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

204

Authority publication

Beijing

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Niviventer andersoni ailaoshanensis

Li Song & Yang Junxing, 2009

Family

Muridae

Root name

ailaoshanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 99263

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

52

Authority publication

Zootaxa

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