The Cameron Highlands white-bellied rat (''Niviventer cameroni''), also known as the Cameron Highlands niviventer, is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

in the family Muridae. It has only been found in the mountain forests of the

Cameron Highlands The Cameron Highlands ( ms, Tanah Tinggi Cameron, , ta, கேமரன் மலை) is a district in Pahang, Malaysia, occupying an area of . To the north, its boundary touches that of Kelantan; to the west, it shares part of its border with ...

on the Malay Peninsula at an altitude of .

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Niviventer Mammals described in 1940 Fauna of Southeast Asia Rodents of Malaysia Endemic fauna of Malaysia Taxa named by Frederick Nutter Chasen {{Niviventer-stub