Biology:Anderson's white-bellied rat
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Short description: Species of rodent
Anderson's white-bellied rat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Muridae |
Genus: | Niviventer |
Species: | N. andersoni
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Binomial name | |
Niviventer andersoni (Thomas, 1911)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, A.T. (2016). "Niviventer andersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T14812A22414384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14812A22414384.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14812/22414384. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 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. 1418. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=13001601.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780801895333. https://archive.org/details/eponymdictionary00beol.
Wikidata ☰ Q389599 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson's white-bellied rat.
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