Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1907-04-11. The Duke of Bedford's zoological exploration in eastern Asia.—II. List of small mammals from Korea and Quelpart. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1906(4):858-865.

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Original name as described

Craseomys regulus

Other common names

Royal Vole · Southern Red-backed Vole

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.12.6.89

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

Type locality

"Mun-gyong, 110 miles [= 177 km] S.E. of Seoul, [South Korea]. Alt. 1100–1300 ft. [= c.335–400 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

North Korea · South Korea

Taxonomy notes

moved from Myodes (now Clethrionomys) to Craseomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Kohli, B. A., Speer, K. A., Kilpatrick, C. W., Batsaikhan, N., Damdinbaza, D., & Cook, J. A. (2014). Multilocus systematics and non-punctuated evolution of Holarctic Myodini (Rodentia: Arvicolinae). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 76, 18-29. · Abramson, N.I., Lissovsky, A.A., 2012. Subfamily Arvicolinae. In: Pavlinov, I.Y.,Lissovsky, A.A. (Eds.), The Mammals of Russia: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. KMK Scientific Press, Moscow, pp. 220-276.).

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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