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Himalayan White-bellied Rat

Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines

Niviventer niviventer

Basic stats

Habitat

Forest; temperate conifer and broadleaf forest and subtropical evergreen forest named for Nepal

Range

India, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and China; type locality Nepal

The Himalayan white-bellied rat, Niviventer niviventer, was described by B. H. Hodgson in 1836 from Nepal, and Nepal is its type locality. It is recorded from India, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and China (Mammal Diversity Database).

Habitat records for Nepal name temperate coniferous and broadleaf forest and subtropical evergreen forest. The sources used give no size, appearance, diet or breeding detail (Mammal Diversity Database).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Himalayan White-bellied Rat live in?: Forest; temperate conifer and broadleaf forest and subtropical evergreen forest named for Nepal
Where is the Himalayan White-bellied Rat found?: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and China; type locality Nepal

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