Brahma white-bellied rat

Brahma white-bellied rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Niviventer
Species: N. brahma
Binomial name
Niviventer brahma
(Thomas, 1914)

The Brahma white-bellied rat (Niviventer brahma) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is found in northeastern India, northern Myanmar, and southwestern China (Yunnan). It lives in various forest habitats at elevations of 2,000–2,800 m (6,600–9,200 ft) above sea level.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lunde, D., Aplin, K. & Molur, S. (2008). "Niviventer brahma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T14813A4461576. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  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.


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