Niviventer lotipes

(G. M. Allen, 1926)

Hainan 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

Authority citation

Allen, G.M. 1926-06-16. Rats (genus Rattus) from the Asiatic Expeditions. American Museum Novitates 217:1-16.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170225

Original name as described

Rattus confucianus lotipes

Other common names

Hainan Niviventer

Type material

AMNH M-59303

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-59303

Type locality

"near Nodoa, island of Hainan, China."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

split from N. tenaster

Taxonomy notes citation

Li, Y., Wu, Y., Harada, M., Lin, L. K., & Motokawa, M. (2008). Karyotypes of three rat species (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae) from Hainan Island, China, and the valid specific status of Niviventer lotipes. Zoological science, 25(6), 686-692.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003597

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.

Rattus confucianus lotipes

(G. M. Allen, 1926)

Family

Muridae

Root name

lotipes

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-59303

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-59303

Authority page

11

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Rattus confucianus yaoshanensis

(Shih, 1930)

Family

Muridae

Root name

yaoshanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

6

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Biological Department of Sun Yat-sen University

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1464) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Rattus elegans

(Shih, 1931)

Family

Muridae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Biological Department of Sun Yat-sen University

Name usages

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

Rattus confucianus sinianus

(Shih, 1931)

Family

Muridae

Root name

sinianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Biological Department of Sun Yat-sen University

Name usages

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

Niviventer lotipes

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Muridae

Root name

lotipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

822

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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