Wildlifeof Sumatra
Dark-tailed Tree Rat
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Photo: Jason Luke
Niviventer cremoriventer
Basic stats
Habitat
Primary forest and secondary wooded habitats, both on the ground and in trees; not outside forest
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Nias, Bangka, Belitung, Java, Bali, Borneo, Singapore and offshore islands
The dark-tailed tree rat, or Sundaic arboreal niviventer, is a common rodent that lives both in trees and on the ground in primary forest and in secondary wooded habitats, but not outside forests. It might be a species complex (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found on the Malay Peninsula (Thailand, Malaysia), including offshore islands such as the Mergui Archipelago in Myanmar, and in parts of the Malay Archipelago: Singapore, the Anambas Islands, Sumatra, Nias, Belitung, Bangka, Java, Bali, and Borneo and some of its offshore islands (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Dark-tailed Tree Rat live in?
- Primary forest and secondary wooded habitats, both on the ground and in trees; not outside forest
- Where is the Dark-tailed Tree Rat found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Nias, Bangka, Belitung, Java, Bali, Borneo, Singapore and offshore islands