Niviventer rapit

(Bonhote, 1903)

Montane Bornean 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

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/19367654

Original name as described

Mus rapit

Other common names

Bornean White-bellied Rat · Long-tailed Mountain Rat · Montane Bornean Niviventer · Rapit Rat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1893.4.1.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d772bee0-707e-462e-a43e-2dab20cca7dd

Type locality

"Mount Kina Balu, Borneo."

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia · Malaysia · Brunei

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003601

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 rapit

(Bonhote, 1903)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rapit

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1893.4.1.15

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d772bee0-707e-462e-a43e-2dab20cca7dd

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19367654

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Rattus rapit

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rapit

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

  1. Sody (1941:295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Rattus rapit rapit

(Sody, 1941)

Family

Muridae

Root name

rapit

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Treubia

Name usages

Sody (1941:295) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31858)

Niviventer rapit

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Muridae

Root name

rapit

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

537

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:537) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14825) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003601) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14825/119151657) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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