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Chestnut White-bellied Rat

Rats & Mice

Photo: (c) Ian Dugdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY (May be cropped or resized)

Niviventer fulvescens

Basic stats

Habitat

Disturbed and undisturbed forest

Range

Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, China and Southeast Asia

The chestnut white-bellied rat is a small rodent with a distinct bright chestnut upper coat, variable from very bright to duller brown, and a white underside, with a sharp margin between the two. The tail is mostly brownish above and whitish to flesh-coloured below (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found mostly in disturbed and undisturbed forest, across much of Southeast Asia and China and parts of South Asia. It is known to scatter-hoard seeds in the forests of the eastern Himalaya. The cached account gives no measurements, diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Chestnut White-bellied Rat live in?
Disturbed and undisturbed forest
Where is the Chestnut White-bellied Rat found?
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, China and Southeast Asia
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