Anderson's white-bellied rat

Anderson's white-bellied rat
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Niviventer
Species:	N. andersoni
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

^ ^a ^b 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. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ 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. 1418. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780801895333.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] 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. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[MSW3-2] 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. 1418. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[Beolens_2009-3] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780801895333.

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