NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Dark-tailed Rat
Niviventer cremoriventer (Miller, 1900)
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 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Dark-tailed tree rat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:26:20.460861+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Niviventer cremoriventer (Miller, 1900)
- Name authority
- (Miller, 1900)
- Common name
- Dark-tailed Rat
- 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 cremoriventer (Miller, 1900)
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 |
| Cameron Highlands NiviventerNiviventer cameroni (Chasen, 1940) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rattus cremoriventer sumatrae Bartels, 1937 Bartels, 1937 | synonym |
| Epimys spatulatus Lyon, 1911 Lyon, 1911 | synonym |
| Epimys solus Miller, 1913 Miller, 1913 | synonym |
| Epimys barussanus Miller, 1911 Miller, 1911 | synonym |
| Mus flaviventer Miller, 1900 Miller, 1900 | synonym |
| Mus gilbiventer Miller, 1903 Miller, 1903 | synonym |
| Mus kina Bonhote, 1903 Bonhote, 1903 | synonym |
| Rattus cremoriventer malawali Chasen & Kloss, 1932 Chasen & Kloss, 1932 | synonym |
| Epimys mengurus Miller, 1911 Miller, 1911 | synonym |
| Rattus cremoriventer cretaceiventer Robinson & Kloss, 1919 Robinson & Kloss, 1919 | synonym |
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=585427 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:47K8M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.