Large white-bellied rat

The large white-bellied rat (Niviventer excelsior), also known as the Sichuan niviventer, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in southwestern China. It occurs in Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve of Sichuan, southwestern Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan, and the Ailao Mountains of Yunnan.

Large white-bellied rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Niviventer
Species:
N. excelsior
Binomial name
Niviventer excelsior
(Thomas, 1911)

References

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  1. ^ Smith, A.T. (2016). "Niviventer excelsior". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T14819A22414473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14819A22414473.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.