Biology:Anderson's white-bellied rat

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Short description: Species of rodent

Anderson's white-bellied rat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Niviventer
Species:
N. andersoni
Binomial name
Niviventer andersoni
(Thomas, 1911)

Anderson's white-bellied rat (Niviventer andersoni) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.[2] It is endemic to China and known from Yunnan, Sichuan, and Shaanxi provinces. Its range might extend to northern Guizhou. It inhabits montane forest at elevations of 2,000–3,000 m (6,600–9,800 ft) above sea level.[1] Its species name "andersoni" was chosen to honor American scientific collector Malcolm Playfair Anderson.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q389599 entry