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Dark-tailed tree rat

Niviventer cremoriventer

(Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr, 1900)

The dark-tailed tree rat or Sundaic arboreal niviventer (Niviventer cremoriventer) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found on the Malay Peninsula (Thailand, Malaysia), including some offshore islands (Myanmar: Mergui Archipelago), and in parts of the Malay Archipelago (Singapore; Indonesia: Anambas Islands, Sumatra, Nias, Belitung (=Billiton), Bangka Island, Java, Bali; Borneo and some its offshore islands). It might be a species complex.

Dark-tailed tree rat is a common species that lives both arboreally and on the ground in primary forest habitats and also secondary wooded habitats, but not outside forests. Such habitats are being lost, especially in the lowland areas, representing a threat to this species.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Muridae
Genus
Niviventer
Species
Niviventer cremoriventer

Common names

  • English:
    • Dark-tailed tree rat
    • Sundaic arboreal niviventer

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

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Dark-tailed tree rat
Niviventer cremoriventer range

Range Map

Distribution map of Dark-tailed tree rat, Niviventer cremoriventer in Thailand
  • Khao Sok National Park
Range map of Niviventer cremoriventer in Thailand