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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is found in west-central and southern Myanmar, north-western Thailand (Doi Pui and Doi Suthep, Chiengmai province), southern Cambodia (Elephant Mts.), southern Lao PDR, Viet Nam, and China, where according to Smith et al. (2008) it is found only on Hainan island. It has also now been confirmed from the mountains of northern Lao PDR (D. Lunde pers. comm.). Records exist from 1,300 to 2,200 m in Viet Nam (Lunde et al. 2003), though they do occur at higher elevations elsewhere, perhaps up to 3,000 m. It is probably more widely distributed in southern China border regions.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Cambodia; China; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 1300
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 3000
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Population [top]
Population: This species is never very abundant, although there are several large series of museum specimens.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species is restricted to montane rainforest habitats in Indochina, beyond the range of N. confucianus, and sympatric in some places with N. fulvescens and N. langbianis (Musser and Carleton 2005). Lunde et al. (2003) captured most individuals on the ground, although two were caught on woody lianas threading through dense stands of bamboo.
Systems: Terrestrial
Generation Length (years): 1-2
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no major threats, other than some habitat loss at lower elevations.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: It is recorded from several protected areas across its range.
Citation: Aplin, K. 2016. Niviventer tenaster. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T14826A22414804. Downloaded on 13 September 2016.
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