Alexandromys kikuchii

(Kuroda, 1920)

Taiwan Vole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Tribe : Microtini
Genus : Alexandromys
Subgenus : Yushanomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Kuroda, N. 1920. On two rare specise of Muridæ from the central mountains of Formosa. Zoological Magazine, Tokyo 32:36-43.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10208165 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10208169

Original name as described

Microtus Kikuchii

Other common names

Kikuchi's Field Vole

Type material

Kuroda (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Mt. Morrison, Taiwan, 10,000 ft (= 3048 m).

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Taiwan

Taxonomy notes

moved from Microtus to Alexandromys

Taxonomy notes citation

Liu, S., Jin, W., Liu, Y., Murphy, R. W., Lv, B., Hao, H., ... & Fu, J. (2016). Taxonomic position of Chinese voles of the tribe Arvicolini and the description of 2 new species from Xizang, China. Journal of Mammalogy, gyw170.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002028

Country distribution map

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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.

Microtus Kikuchii

(Kuroda, 1920)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kikuchii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Kuroda (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

36, 40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10208165 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10208169

Authority publication

Zoological Magazine, Tokyo

Name usages

  1. Kuroda (1920:36, 40, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10208165, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10208169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67557)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Volemys kikuchii

(Musser & Carleton, 1993)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kikuchii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

535

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (1993:535) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)

Alexandromys kikuchii

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kikuchii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

332

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000010) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23042/22349540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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