Anteliomys tarquinius

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Tarquinius 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 : Ermites

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

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) chinensis tarquinius

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1911.2.1.207

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c664f461-1a8d-45d1-93b5-9155a3f8b9bf

Type locality

"23 miles [= 37 km] S.E. of Ta-tsien-lu [= Moxi], W. Szechwan [= Sichuan, China]. Alt. 10,000' [= 3048 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China

Taxonomy notes

split from chinensis; 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/1002188

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) chinensis tarquinius

(O. Thomas, 1912)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tarquinius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.2.1.207

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c664f461-1a8d-45d1-93b5-9155a3f8b9bf

Authority page

517

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

tarquinus

(Musser & Carleton, 2005)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tarquinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

979

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:979) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Eothenomys tarquinius

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tarquinius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

312

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Anteliomys tarquinius

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tarquinius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

139

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

  1. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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