Cameron Highlands white-bellied rat
| Cameron Highlands white-bellied rat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Genus: | Niviventer |
| Species: | N. cameroni |
| Binomial name | |
| Niviventer cameroni Chasen, 1940 | |
The Cameron Highlands white-bellied rat (Niviventer cameroni), also known as the Cameron Highlands niviventer, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has only been found in the mountain forests of the Cameron Highlands on the Malay Peninsula at an altitude of 5,000–6,600 feet (1,500–2,000 m).[2]
References
- ↑ Musser, G. & Ruedas, L. (2008). Niviventer cameroni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.