Chestnut white-bellied rat
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The chestnut white-bellied rat (Niviventer fulvescens) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a small rodent with a distinct bright chestnut upper-coat and a white under-coat. The colour of the upper-coat is variable from very bright to a duller brown. The side of the body has a distinct margin where the upper and the under-coat meet. The upper-side of the tail is mostly brownish whereas the underside is whitish to flesh coloured. The species is mostly found in disturbed and undisturbed forest habitat. The species is known to scatter-hoard seeds in forests of eastern Himalayas.[1]
It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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- Musser, G., Lunde, D., Aplin, K. & Molur, S.2008. Niviventer fulvescens. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 June 2009.
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- Rats of Asia
- Niviventer
- Rodents of Bangladesh
- Rodents of India
- Rodents of Pakistan
- Mammals of Nepal
- Rodents of Myanmar
- Rodents of Laos
- Rodents of Vietnam
- Rodents of Cambodia
- Rodents of Thailand
- Rodents of Indonesia
- Rodents of Malaysia
- Rodents of China
- Mammals described in 1847
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot