Eothenomys eleusis

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Yunnan 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 : Eothenomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1911-10-24. Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S., F.Z.8., read a paper on Mammals collected in the Provinces of Sze-chwan and Yunnan, W. China. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 100:48-50.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571018

Original name as described

Microtus (Eothenomys) melanogaster eleusis

Other common names

Chongqing Red-backed Vole

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1911.9.8.111

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ebcf595c-4161-4319-82f8-ce5e4fb3b983

Type locality

E of Zhaotung Xian, N Yunnan, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Myanmar · India · Thailand · Vietnam

Taxonomy notes

split from E. melanogaster and includes cachinus, fidelis, miletus, and the recently described shimianensis, which have been regarded as distinct species

Taxonomy notes citation

Liu, S. Y., Chen, S. D., He, K., Tang, M., Liu, Y., Jin, W., ... & Fu, J. R. (2019). Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of subgenus Eothenomys (Cricetidae: Arvicolinae: Eothenomys) with the description of four new species from Sichuan, China. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 186(2), 569-598. · 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/1002177

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 (Eothenomys) melanogaster eleusis

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

eleusis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.9.8.111

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ebcf595c-4161-4319-82f8-ce5e4fb3b983

Authority page

50

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31571018

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1912:139, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31854811) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14032)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus (Eothenomys) aurora

(G. M. Allen, 1912)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

aurora

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:7788

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:7788

Authority page

211

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30697219

Authority publication

Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

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

Microtus (Eothenomys) mucronatus

(G. M. Allen, 1912)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mucronatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:7789

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:7789

Authority page

214

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30697222

Authority publication

Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus (Eothenomys) melanogaster miletus

(O. Thomas, 1914)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

miletus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.10.23.32

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/16a0b2da-b18e-4ca7-abe6-04251672038d

Authority page

474

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18616709

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Microtus (Eothenomys) cachinus

(O. Thomas, 1921)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cachinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.8.7.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d81dd01c-535e-482a-8899-3e1b74f3fc87

Authority page

504

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30359141

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Eothenomys melanogaster confinii

Hinton, 1923

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

confinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.12.1.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/994a9ab1-1371-4405-babb-32890b34862b

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355393

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Eothenomys fidelis

Hinton, 1923

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fidelis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1922.12.1.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/eb213833-fd54-46de-a5b5-b9184fff3d1b

Authority page

150

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355392

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Eothenomys melanogaster libonotus

Hinton, 1923

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

libonotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.12.5.54

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/862d88c5-3802-49b1-a83d-279721a7ddfe

Authority page

151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355393

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Anthony (1941:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771948) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Eothenomys melanogaster cachinus

H. E. Anthony, 1941

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cachinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771947

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

Anthony (1941:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2771947) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16202)

Eothenomys melanogaster chenduensis

Wang Yingxiang & Li Chongyun, 2000

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

chenduensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Beijing

Name usages

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

Eothenomys eleusis yingjiangensis

Wang Yingxiang & Li Chongyun, 2000

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

yingjiangensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Beijing

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Eothenomys cachinus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cachinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:222) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136507/22375635) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eothenomys miletus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

miletus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

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. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136275/115205387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Eothenomys shimianensis

Liu Shaoying in Liu Shaoying, Chen Shunde, He Kai, Tang Mingkun, Liu Yang, Jin Wei, Li Song, Li Quan, Zeng Tao, Sun Zhiyu, Fu Jianrong, Liao Rui, Meng Yang, Wang Xin, Jiang Xuelong, & R. W. Murphy, 2018

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

shimianensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SAF 15109

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

594

Authority publication

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Eothenomys eleusis cachinus

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cachinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

129

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Eothenomys eleusis

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

eleusis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

125

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

  1. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Eothenomys eleusis eleusis

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

eleusis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

128

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Eothenomys eleusis fidelis

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fidelis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

129

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Eothenomys eleusis miletus

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

miletus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

128

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Eothenomys eleusis shimianensis

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

shimianensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

130

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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