Niviventer bukit
(Bonhote, 1903)
Bukit 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
Authority citation
Bonhote, J.L.J. 1903-01-01. On new species of Mus from Borneo and the Malay Peninsula. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)11(61):123-125.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19367656Original name as described
Mus bukit
Other common names
Bukit Niviventer
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.6.60
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Bukit Besar, Jalor, 2500 ft [= 762 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Indomalaya
Country distribution
China · Laos · Vietnam · Thailand · Malaysia · Indonesia
Taxonomy notes
split from N. fulvescens and previously included N. sacer (which was earlier a synonym of N. confucianus)
Taxonomy notes citation
Balakirev, A. E., Abramov, A. V., & Rozhnov, V. V. (2011). Taxonomic revision of Niviventer (Rodentia, Muridae) from Vietnam: a morphological and molecular approach. Russian Journal of Theriology, 10(1), 1-26. · Li, Y., Li, Y., Li, H., Wang, J., Rong, X., & Li, Y. (2020). Niviventer confucianus sacer (Rodentia, Muridae) is a distinct species based on molecular, karyotyping, and morphological evidence. ZooKeys, 959, 137-159.Ge, D., Lu, L., Xia, L., Du, Y., Wen, Z., Cheng, J., ... & Yang, Q. (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. ·
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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