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'''Coxing's white-bellied rat''' (''Niviventer coninga'') is a [[rodent]] in the family [[Muridae]]. The species was [[Species description|first described]] by [[Robert Swinhoe]] in 1864. It is found only in [[Taiwan]].
'''Coxing's white-bellied rat''' or '''spiny Taiwan niviventer''' (''Niviventer coninga'') is a [[rodent]] in the family [[Muridae]]. The species was [[Species description|first described]] by [[Robert Swinhoe]] in 1864. It is [[endemic]] to [[Taiwan]]<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=TaiBNet/><ref name=MSW/> and occurs in broad-leaf forests and their edges and in scrub.<ref name=IUCN/> It is more common at elevations below {{convert|1300|m|abbr=on}} but can be found up to {{convert|2000|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=MSW/>


==References==
==References==
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<ref name=TaiBNet>{{cite web |url=http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/eng/taibnet_species_detail.php?name_code=416095 |title=''Niviventer coninga'' (Swinhoe, 1864) |author= |editor=K. T. Shao |year=n.d. |work=Catalogue of life in Taiwan |publisher=Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan |access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref>
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{{Murinae (Colomys–Golunda)}}
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[[Category:Niviventer]]
[[Category:Niviventer]]
[[Category:Rats of Asia]]
[[Category:Mammals of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Mammals of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1864]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1864]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Robert Swinhoe]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]



Revision as of 10:20, 19 March 2021

Coxing's white-bellied rat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

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. ^ a b c d 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. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ^ K. T. Shao, ed. (n.d.). "Niviventer coninga (Swinhoe, 1864)". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 19 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  3. ^ a b Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). 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.