Niviventer fulvescens - #1413
Chestnut White-bellied Rat
Close-up side view of head, Field Cat. No. 970517.103
Geographic Distribution
From S Himalayas (Nepal and N India) through Bangladesh, S China (including Hainan Isl and Hong Kong), and Indochina (including Con Son Isl and several other islands off coast of Vietnam) to the Sunda Shelf on Peninsular Thailand (and offshore Koh Chang), Malay Peninsula (and offshore Koh Samui), Sumatra, Java, and Bali; absent from Borneo and other islands on the Sunda Shelf.
Order/Family
Muridae
Genus
Niviventer
Specific Epithet
fulvescens
Image Location
Laos
Image Date
1997
Photographer
CM Francis