Chaetocauda sichuanensis

Wang Youzhi, 1985

Sichuan Dormouse

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Gliridae
Subfamily : Leithiinae
Genus : Chaetocauda

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wang, Y.-z. 1985. A new genus and species of Gliridae—_Chaetocauda sichuanensis_ gen. et sp. nov. Acta Theriologica Sinica 5(1):67-75.

Original name as described

Chaetocauda sichuanensis

Other common names

Chinese Dormouse

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Wang-lang Nature Reserve, [2480 m,] Pingwu county, northern Sichuan Province, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001522

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Chaetocauda sichuanensis

Wang Youzhi, 1985

Family

Gliridae

Root name

sichuanensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Name usages

  1. Holden (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8525)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:197) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:857) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6860) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001522) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6860/22222574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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