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Cameron Highlands Niviventer
Niviventer cameroni (Chasen, 1940)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Cameron Highlands white-bellied rat (Niviventer cameroni), also known as the Cameron Highlands niviventer, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has only been found in the mountain forests of the Cameron Highlands on the Malay Peninsula at an altitude of 1,500–2,000 metres (5,000–6,600 ft).
Wikipedia contributors, Cameron Highlands white-bellied rat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:02:13.677007+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Niviventer cameroni (Chasen, 1940)
- Name authority
- (Chasen, 1940)
- Common name
- Cameron Highlands Niviventer
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Muridae
- Genus
- Niviventer
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyMuridae Illiger, 1811
- subfamilyMurinae Illiger, 1811
- genusNiviventer J. T. Marshall Jr., 1976
- speciesNiviventer cameroni (Chasen, 1940)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Niviventer. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Brahman NiviventerNiviventer brahma (Thomas, 1914) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Confucian NiviventerNiviventer confucianus (Milne-Edwards, 1871) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spiny Taiwan NiviventerNiviventer coninga (Swinhoe, 1864) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Soft-furred Taiwan NiviventerNiviventer culturatus (Thomas, 1917) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Himalayan RatNiviventer eha (Wroughton, 1916) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sichuan NiviventerNiviventer excelsior (Thomas, 1911) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Montane Sumatran NiviventerNiviventer fraternus (Robinson & Kloss, 1916) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Limestone NiviventerNiviventer hinpoon (J. T. Marshall Jr., 1976) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Montane Bornean NiviventerNiviventer rapit (Bonhote, 1903) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indochinese Mountain NiviventerNiviventer tenaster (Thomas, 1916) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Anderson's NiviventerNiviventer andersoni (Thomas, 1911) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dark-tailed RatNiviventer cremoriventer (Miller, 1900) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=970864 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:47K8G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.