The montane Sumatran white-bellied rat (''Niviventer fraternus''), also known as the Montane Sumatran niviventer, is a species of rodent in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

. It is found in the montane forests along the mountains of western

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

, Indonesia.

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Rats of Asia Niviventer Endemic fauna of Indonesia Fauna of Sumatra Rodents of Indonesia Mammals described in 1916 {{Niviventer-stub