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Soft-furred Taiwan Niviventer
Niviventer culturatus (Thomas, 1917)
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 Oldfield white-bellied rat or soft-furred Taiwan niviventer (Niviventer culturatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Taiwan. It has also been considered a subspecies of Niviventer niviventer and included in Niviventer confucianus.
Wikipedia contributors, Oldfield 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 2026-10-05T12:05:50.126282+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Niviventer culturatus (Thomas, 1917)
- Name authority
- (Thomas, 1917)
- Common name
- Soft-furred Taiwan 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 culturatus (Thomas, 1917)
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 |
| 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 |
| 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=585428 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:47K8N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.