Niviventer excelsior
(O. Thomas, 1911)
Sichuan 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/31252030Original name as described
Epimys excelsior
Other common names
Large White-bellied Rat · Sichuan Niviventer
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1911.2.1.131
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/568438b5-81a7-415c-9424-b933f15dde4bType locality
Tatsienlu, 9000 ft (= 2744 m), western Sichuan, south-western China.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
China
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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