Oldfield white-bellied rat

Oldfield white-bellied rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Muridae
Genus:Niviventer
Species: N. culturatus
Binomial name
Niviventer culturatus
(Thomas, 1917)

The Oldfield white-bellied rat or soft-furred Taiwan niviventer (Niviventer culturatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Taiwan.[1][2][3] It occurs in primary hemlock forests, and sometimes in secondary habitats, at elevations of 2,000–300 m (6,560–980 ft) above sea level.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kennerley, R. 2017. Niviventer culturatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T14817A22414685. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/14817/0 Downloaded on 17 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ↑ "Niviventer culturatus". TaiBNET (Catalogue of Life in Taiwan）. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 17 February 2016.


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