Hi can anyone help with this niviventer – presuming I’ve got that bit of the id correct? It was photographed in mangroves not far west of Bangkok. Apologies for the poor photos.
Cheers
Steve
Niviventer – help wanted with identification
Related Articles
-
Mammals in the News
I saw a bunch of mammalian videos this week, ranging from the very cute – Bao Bao’s first snow...
-
Do you know your serows?
I had recently announced to be done with a roundup on gorals. You find this “caprinae world”-chapter on my...
-
Unexpected Large Monkey Population Discovered In Cambodia: Tens Of Thousands Of Threatened Primates
Unexpected Large Monkey Population Discovered In Cambodia: Tens Of Thousands Of Threatened Primates (August 29, 2008) — Biologists have...
-
Most Painful (near) Miss of 2018: Mainland Clouded Leopards
I am putting the finish touches to a Google poll which will allow us to vote on the best...
-
New Trip Report: Hemis National Park, India
Here’s another successful Snow Leopard report. Hemis, 2017: Bellingham Safaris, 11 days & 7 species including Snow Leopards and...
-
Sichuan Mammal Watching Tour – March 2019 – Royle Safaris Trip Report
In March and April 2019 Royle Safaris ran two back to back Sichuan Mammals Tours with a special focus...
-
Javan Rhino Expedition 2018 – Now Available
Royle Safaris is proud to annouce our new expedition style tour for 2018, we have negogiated the permits needed...
-
3 spaces on Deramakot, Borneo trip 13-18 April 2018
Have 3 spaces available for 5 night trip to Deramacot, Borneo 13-18 April. Target species: clouded leopard, leopard cat,...
Seem to be only two Niviventer species there: N. tenaster and N. fulvescens. The former generally fits although it’s supposed to have an orangish line on the flank; the latter is usually yellowish or reddish brown with bicolored tail. But why do you think it’s a Niviventer and not a Rattus?
Simply because it didn’t seem ‘quite right’ for a Rattus and because it looked quite good for a Niviventer in the Francis guide but I have no experience for Niviventers and I am more than happy to be corrected.
What size was it?
It’s hard to say but compared to brown rat – the only Rattus that I see regularly – probably about the size of a small one.
I’d say Rattus tanezumi or R. losea, depending on tail length (longer than head+body in the latter).
Many thanks for your help Vladimir.