Coxing's white-bellied rat

Coxing's white-bellied rat (Niviventer coninga), also known as the spiny Taiwan niviventer, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864 and is endemic to Taiwan.^[1][2][3] It occurs in broad-leaf forests and their edges and in scrub.^[1] It is more common at elevations below 1,300 m (4,300 ft) but can be found up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft).^[1][3]

Coxing's white-bellied rat
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Genus:	Niviventer
Species:	N. coninga
Binomial name
Niviventer coninga (R. Swinhoe, 1864)
Synonyms
Niviventer coxinga (Swinhoe, 1871) Niviventer coxingi (Thomas, 1892)