Biology:Coxing's white-bellied rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Niviventer |
| Species: | N. coninga
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| Binomial name | |
| Niviventer coninga (R. Swinhoe, 1864)
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Coxing's white-bellied rat or spiny Taiwan niviventer (Niviventer coninga) is a rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864. It is endemic to Taiwan[1][2][3] and occurs in broad-leaf forests and their edges and in scrub.[1] It is more common at elevations below 1,300 m (4,300 ft) but can be found up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Johnston, C.; Smith, A.T. (2016). "Niviventer coninga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T14815A22413527. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T14815A22413527.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14815/22413527. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ K. T. Shao, ed (n.d.). "Niviventer coninga (Swinhoe, 1864)". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/eng/taibnet_species_detail.php?name_code=416095.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. p. 1420. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001605.
Wikidata ☰ Q718610 entry
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