Niviventer fossil map
Where fossils of Niviventer have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 2.58–0.0117 million years ago (Gelasian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Muridae |
| Named by | Marschall 1976 |
| Fossil records | 22 occurrences at 6 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Taiwan |
| Rock formations | txn:41892, Hengchun Limestone |
About Niviventer
Niviventer is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species:
Anderson's white-bellied rat, Niviventer andersoni
Brahma white-bellied rat, Niviventer brahma
Niviventer bukit
Cameron Highlands white-bellied rat, Niviventer cameroni
Chinese white-bellied rat, Niviventer confucianus
Coxing's white-bellied rat, Niviventer coninga
Dark-tailed tree rat, Niviventer cremoriventer
Oldfield white-bellied rat, Niviventer culturatus
Smoke-bellied rat, Niviventer eha
Large white-bellied rat, Niviventer excelsior
Tibetan white-bellied rat, Niviventer fengi
Montane Sumatran white-bellied rat, Niviventer fraternus
Chestnut white-bellied rat, Niviventer fulvescens
Limestone rat, Niviventer hinpoon
Niviventer huang
Lang Bian white-bellied rat, Niviventer langbianis
Narrow-tailed white-bellied rat, Niviventer lepturus
Hainan white-bellied rat, Niviventer lotipes (Allen, 1926) (formerly in N. tenaster)
Mekong white-bellied rat, Niviventer mekongis
White-bellied rat, Niviventer niviventer
Long-tailed mountain rat, Niviventer rapit
Tenasserim white-bellied rat, Niviventer tenaster
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Niviventer (revision 1292693195), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q642929.
