The Oldfield white-bellied rat or soft-furred Taiwan niviventer (''Niviventer culturatus'') is a species of phat rat in the family Muridae. It is found only in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. It has also been considered a subspecies of '' Niviventer niviventer'' and included in '' Niviventer confucianus''.

Description

''Niviventer culturatus'' are long, not including a tail. They are dorsally dark grayish brown and ventrally creamy white; there is a sharp border between the dorsal and ventral coloration. The tail is similarly bicolored except for the terminal portion that is entirely white. The face is rather grayish but has dark patches just in front of and behind the eyes. The digits are white.

Habitat

This species occurs in primary hemlock forests, and sometimes in secondary habitats, typically at elevations of above sea level. It can be locally common and is found in the

Yushan National Park Yushan National Park () is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan and was named after the summit Yushan, the highest peak of the park.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1762482 Niviventer Mammals of Taiwan Endemic fauna of Taiwan Mammals described in 1917 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot