Chinese white-bellied rat
| Chinese white-bellied rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Niviventer |
| Species: | N. confucianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Niviventer confucianus (Milne-Edwards, 1871) | |
The Chinese white-bellied rat (Niviventer confucianus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is widely spread in China and also occurs in northern Myanmar, northwest Thailand, and northwest Vietnam. It might also occur in northern Laos.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 Lunde, D. & Smith, A.T. (2008). "Niviventer confucianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T14814A4461720. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ 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.
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