Coxing's white-bellied rat

Coxing's white-bellied rat (Niviventer coninga) is a rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864. It is found only in Taiwan.

Coxing's white-bellied rat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Niviventer
Species:
N. coninga
Binomial name
Niviventer coninga
(R. Swinhoe, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Niviventer coxinga (Swinhoe, 1871)
  • Niviventer coxingi (Thomas, 1892)

References

  1. Smith, A. T. & Johnston, C. H. (2008). "Niviventer coninga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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