Oldfield white-bellied rat

The Oldfield white-bellied rat or soft-furred Taiwan niviventer (Niviventer culturatus) is a species of phat rat in the family Muridae. It is found only in Taiwan.[1][2][3][4] It has also been considered a subspecies of Niviventer niviventer and included in Niviventer confucianus.[1]

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)

Description

Niviventer culturatus are 13 to 15 cm (5.1 to 5.9 in) long, not including a 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) tail. They are dorsally dark grayish brown and ventrally creamy white; there is a sharp border between the dorsal and ventral coloration. The tail is similarly bicolored except for the terminal portion that is entirely white. The face is rather grayish but has dark patches just in front of and behind the eyes. The digits are white.[4]

Habitat

This species occurs in primary hemlock forests, and sometimes in secondary habitats, typically at elevations of 2,000–300 m (6,560–980 ft) above sea level. It can be locally common and is found in the Yushan National Park.[1]

References
  1. Kennerley, R. 2017. Niviventer culturatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T14817A22414685. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14817/22414685 Downloaded on 17 September 2017.
  2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). 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. Lee, Pei-Fen (n.d.). "Niviventer culturatus". TaiBNET (Catalogue of Life in Taiwan). Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. Smith, A.T. & Xie, Y., eds. (2013). The Mammals of China. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 157–158.
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