| Taxon ID: 39,088 Total records: 39,143 | ||||||||||||||
Niviventer fulvescens
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia (COL) |
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| Phylum | Chordata (COL) |
| Class | Mammalia (COL) |
| Order | Rodentia (COL) |
| Family | Muridae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Niviventer | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | fulvescens | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2008 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Mammals | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | Gray, 1847 | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is found in Nepal, possibly Pakistan, northern India (Arunchal Pradesh, Assam Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttarachal and West Bengal), possibly Bangladesh, southern China (Xizang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Hong Kong, Macao), Lao PDR, Viet Nam (including a number of offshore islands such as Con Son), Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java and Bali) (Molur et al. 2005 Musser and Carleton 2005; Francis 2008; Smith and Xie 2008). It is absent from Borneo and other islands on the Sunda Shelf (Musser and Carleton 2005). It occurs from around sea level to over 2,200 m asl.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Macao; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand
Additional data:
? Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: >2,000
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 180
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 2682
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Population [top]
Population: This species is very common in Southeast Asia. There is no information available on the population abundance of this species in South Asia (Molur et al. 2005).
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It is found in a wide variety of forest types throughout its range. It has been trapped in gardens and other forest edge habitats. This species is found in subtropical evergreen broadleaved forest in Dujiangyan Region of Sichuan Province, China. In Lao PDR, it is found in evergreen, pine, deciduous, and secondary forests (Marshall 1977). In South Asia, it occurs in tropical evergreen, temperate broadleaf, grass and bushy land, riverbeds in hilly forest. It has been found to occupy evergreen broadleaved forests, shrubs, rocks, also found near water (Molur et al. 2005). This species is sympatric with N. confucianus over an extensive part of its range (Allen, 1940).
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There appear to be no major threats to the species other than total loss of forest cover. In South Asia it is locally threatened by habitat loss and degradation (Molur et al. 2005).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: It is presumably present in many protected areas. It is not known from any protected area in South Asia. It is listed in the Schedule V (considered as vermin) of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. In South Asia, general field surveys, research into the natural history and monitoring of populations are recommended for this species (Molur et al. 2005).
Citation: Musser, G., Lunde, D., Aplin, K. & Molur, S. 2008. Niviventer fulvescens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T14820A4462864. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14820A4462864.en. Downloaded on 13 September 2016.
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Niviventer fulvescens, click this link: Synonyms. |
Epimys gracilis Miller, 1913 ¦ Epimys jerdoni marinus Kloss, 1916 ¦ Epimys jerdoni pan (Robinson and Kloss, 1914) ¦ Epimys lepidus Miller, 1913 ¦ Epimys orbus Robinson and Kloss, 1914 ¦ Leggada jerdoni Blyth, 1863 ¦ Mus bukit Bonhote, 1903 ¦ Mus caudatior Hodgson, 1849 ¦ Mus cinnamomeus Blyth, 1859 ¦ Mus huang Bonhote, 1905 ¦ Mus ling Bonhote, 1905 ¦ Mus octomammis Gray, 1863 ¦ Rattus blythi Kloss, 1917 ¦ Rattus blythi mekongis Robinson and Kloss, 1922 ¦ Rattus bukit baturus Sody, 1932 ¦ Rattus bukit condorensis Kloss, 1926 ¦ Rattus bukit jacobsoni Bartels, 1937 ¦ Rattus bukit lepturoides Sody, 1934 ¦ Rattus bukit lieftincki Chasen, 1939 ¦ Rattus bukit temmincki Kloss, 1921 ¦ Rattus bukit treubii Robinson and Kloss, 1919 ¦ Rattus flavipilis (Shih, 1930) ¦ Rattus flavipilis minor Shih, 1930 ¦ Rattus huang vulpicolor G. M. Allen, 1926 ¦ Rattus lepturus besuki Sody, 1931 ¦ Rattus wongi Shih, 1931 ¦ |
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Niviventer fulvescens, click this link: Common Names. |
Chestnut Rat () ¦ Indomalayan Niviventer () ¦ |
Localities To Manage Localities for Niviventer fulvescens, click this link: Localities. |
Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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