Niviventer confucianus

(A. Milne-Edwards in A. David, 1871)

Confucian 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

David, A. 1871. Rapport adressé à MM. les professeurs-administrateurs du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle. Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle (1)7(Bulletin):75-100.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13955517

Original name as described

Mus confucianus

Other common names

Chinese Niviventer · Chinese White-bellied Rat · Confucian Niviventer · Sulphur-bellied Rat

Type material

MNHN 1870-21

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Setchuan [= Szechwan, China]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Myanmar · Thailand · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. sacer (which had been included under N. bukit)

Taxonomy notes citation

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003584

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.

Mus confucianus

(A. Milne-Edwards in A. David, 1871)

Family

Muridae

Root name

confucianus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1870-21

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13955517

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

David (1871:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13955517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62819)

Mus confucianus luticolor

(O. Thomas, 1908)

Family

Muridae

Root name

luticolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31939291

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Epimys confucianus canorus

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

canorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.2.1.110

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f4a94735-65da-4832-8bc0-b1c53e1259eb

Authority page

690

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31570396

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Epimys confucianus

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

confucianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31251997

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1911:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31251997) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14044)
  2. Thomas (1912:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31854807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14032)

Epimys confucianus luticolor

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Muridae

Root name

luticolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31251997

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Thomas (1911:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31251997) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14044)

Rattus mentosus

(O. Thomas, 1916)

Family

Muridae

Root name

mentosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.5.5.232

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/61d7ce6f-6fa5-4ae2-92dd-82f7a0c2d43f

Authority page

643

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30152240

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Rattus confucianus chihliensis

(O. Thomas, 1917)

Family

Muridae

Root name

chihliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.8.7.31

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2487fd25-a40e-45c6-bfee-38ab4b33c275

Authority page

199

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15611205

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Rattus confucianus littoreus

(Cabrera, 1922)

Family

Muridae

Root name

littoreus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1818518

Authority publication

Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural

Name usages

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

Rattus confucianus

(H. E. Anthony, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

confucianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771957

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Anthony (1941:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771957) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Rattus confucianus confucianus

(H. E. Anthony, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

confucianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771957

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Anthony (1941:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771957) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)

Niviventer confucianus

Musser, 1981

Family

Muridae

Root name

confucianus

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 (2008:266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14814) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14814/115123638) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rattus niviventer yushuensis

(Wang Song & Zheng Changlin, 1981)

Family

Muridae

Root name

yushuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Sinozoologia

Name usages

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

Rattus niviventer naoniuensis

(Zhang Ziyu & Zhao Mingshan, 1984)

Family

Muridae

Root name

naoniuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

99

Authority publication

Acta Zoologica Sinica

Name usages

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

Niviventer confucianus deqinensis

Deng Xianyu & Wang Yingxiang in Deng Xianyu, Feng Qing, & Wang Yingxiang, 2000

Family

Muridae

Root name

deqinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 79627

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

379

Authority publication

Zoological Research

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Niviventer confucianus yajianensis

Deng Xianyu & Wang Yingxiang in Deng Xianyu, Feng Qing, & Wang Yingxiang, 2000

Family

Muridae

Root name

yajianensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

378

Authority publication

Zoological Research

Niviventer confucianus yajiangensis

Deng Xianyu & Wang Yingxiang in Deng Xianyu, Feng Qing, & Wang Yingxiang, 2000

Family

Muridae

Root name

yajiangensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 820284

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

378

Authority publication

Zoological Research

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Niviventer confucianus deqianensis

Wang Yingxiang, 2003

Family

Muridae

Root name

deqianensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

203

Authority publication

Beijing

Niviventer confucianus chihliensis

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

chihliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

267

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Niviventer confucianus confucianus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

confucianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

267

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Niviventer confucianus mentosus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

mentosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

267

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Niviventer confucianus naoniuensis

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Muridae

Root name

naoniuensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

267

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

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