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Eothenomys custos Thomas 1912

Description

Eothenomys custos Thomas 1912

Eothenomys custos Thomas 1912, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 9: 517.

Type Locality: China, Yunnan, A-tun-tsi (= Dequen Xian; see Kaneko, 1996 b for additional information), 11,500 -12,500 ft (3505-3810 m).

Vernacular Names: Southwest China Red-backed Vole.

Synonyms: Eothenomys cangshanensis Wang and Li 2000; Eothenomys hintoni Osgood 1932; Eothenomys ninglangensis Wang and Li 2000; Eothenomys rubelius Hinton 1932; Eothenomys rubellus (G. M. Allen 1924).

Distribution: Recorded only "from the extreme north-west of Yunnan, the Likiang Range, the loop of the Jinsha Jiang River, and from central Sichuan," 2500-4800 m (Kaneko, 1996 b:108).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: E. chinensis species group. Listed as a species of Anteliomys by Hinton (1926 a). Whether in Eothenomys or Anteliomys, this distinct Chinese endemic has always been recognized as a species in faunal reports and checklists. Kaneko (1996 b) explained why the holotypes of hintoni and rubelius represent examples of E. custos; inclusion of cangshanensis and ninglangensis follows Ye et al. (2002).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, pp. 955-1189 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 979, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Eothenomys
Species
custos
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Eothenomys custos Thomas, 1912 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Kaneko, Y. 1996 b. Morphological variation, and latitudinal and altitudinal distribution of Eothenomys chinensis, E. wardi, E. custos, E. proditor, and E. olitor (Rodentia, Arvicolidae) in China. Mammal Study, 21 (2): 89 - 114.
  • Osgood, W. H. 1932. Mammals of the Kelley-Roosevelts and Delacour Asiatic expeditions. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series, 18: 193 - 339.
  • Allen, J. A. 1924. Carnivora collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 47: 73 - 281.
  • Hinton, M. A. C. 1926 a. Monograph of the voles and lemmings (Microtinae) living and extinct. Volume 1. British Museum (Natural History), London, 488 pp.
  • Ye, X. - D., Y. Ma, J. - S. Zhang, Z. - L. Wang, and Z. - K. Wang. 2002. [A summary of Eothenomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Microtinae).] Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 27 (1): 173 - 182 (in Chinese with English summary).