Anteliomys custos

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Southwest China 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. 1912-05-01. On insectivores and rodents collected by Mr. F. Kingdon Ward in N.W. Yunnan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(53):513-519.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639274

Original name as described

Microtus (Anteliomys) custos

Other common names

Custos Oriental Vole · Southwest China Vole · Southwest Red-backed Vole

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1912.3.18.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6030b7f1-60ec-41f5-afdd-71e93cb921a5

Type locality

"A-tun-tsi [= Deqen Xian], N.W. Yunnan, [China]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

previously included E. hintoni; 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/1002176

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 (Anteliomys) custos

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

custos

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.3.18.19

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6030b7f1-60ec-41f5-afdd-71e93cb921a5

Authority page

517

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639274

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Microtus (Anteliomys) custos rubellus

(G. M. Allen, 1924)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rubellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-44001

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-44001

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Anteliomys custos rubelius

Hinton, 1926

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rubelius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

299

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Eothenomys custos

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

custos

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 (2008:224) (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 #7798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7798) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7798/22375447) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eothenomys custos cangshanensis

(Wang Yingxiang & Li Chongyun, 2000)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cangshanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

416

Authority publication

Beijing

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Eothenomys custos ninglangensis

(Wang Yingxiang & Li Chongyun, 2000)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ninglangensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

414

Authority publication

Beijing

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Eothenomys custos custos

(A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

custos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

224

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

  1. Smith & Xie (2008:224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Eothenomys custos rubellus

(A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rubellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

224

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

  1. Smith & Xie (2008:224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:311) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Eothenomys custos changsanensis

(Kryštufek, 2017)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

changsanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

309

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Kryštufek (2017:309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65333)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Anteliomys custos changsanensis

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

changsanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Anteliomys custos

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

custos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

138

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

  1. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Anteliomys custos custos

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

custos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

138

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Anteliomys custos ninglangensis

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ninglangensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Anteliomys custos rubellus

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rubellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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