Anteliomys chinensis

(O. Thomas, 1891)

Sichuan Red-backed Vole

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1891-08-01. Description of a new vole from China. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)8(44):117-119.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244793

Original name as described

Microtus chinensis

Other common names

Chinese Oriental Vole · Pratt's Oriental Vole · Pratt's Vole · Sichuan Chinese Vole

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1891.5.11.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0d5c380-3b6f-4c66-bf17-64a1b83369c4

Type locality

"Kia-ting-fu, West Sze-chuen [= Sichuan, China]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

previously included E. tarquinius; moved from Eothenomys to Anteliomys

Taxonomy notes citation

Liu, S., Liu, Y., Guo, P., Sun, Z., Murphy, R. W., Fan, Z., ... & Zhang, Y. (2012). Phylogeny of oriental voles (Rodentia: Muridae: Arvicolinae): molecular and morphological evidence. Zoological science, 29(9), 610-622. · Kryštufek, B., & Shenbrot, G. (2022). Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region. University of Maribor Press, Maribor.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002174

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 chinensis

(O. Thomas, 1891)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.5.11.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0d5c380-3b6f-4c66-bf17-64a1b83369c4

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19244793

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Miller (1896:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14564)
  2. Thomas (1911:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14044)

Eothenomys chinensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

160

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:486) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Smith & Xie (2008:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7797) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7797/22375546) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Anteliomys chinensis

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

131

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

  1. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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