Anderson's white-bellied rat

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]

Anderson's white-bellied rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[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)

References

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