Myospalax armandii

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)

Armand's Zokor

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Spalacidae
Subfamily : Myospalacinae
Genus : Myospalax

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Milne-Edwards, A. 1867. Observations sur quelques mammifères du nord de la Chine. Annales des sciences naturelles (Zoologie) (5)7:375-377.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29127047

Original name as described

Siphneus Armandii

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1867-127

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1867-127

Type locality

Mongolian plateau (N Shanxi).

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Russia

Taxonomy notes

split from M. aspalax; limited morphological and molecular data suggest that this species may belong to a distinct genus, Siphneus, but is tentatively retained in Myospalax here pending a more complete taxonomic revision

Taxonomy notes citation

Tsvirka, M. V., Pavlenko, M. V., & Korablev, V. P. (2011). Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships in the zokor subfamily myospalacinae (Rodentia, Muridae) inferred from RAPD-PCR. Russian journal of genetics, 47(2), 205-215. · Golovanov, S. E., & Zazhigin, V. S. (2024). Evolution and Taxonomy of the Pleistocene North Asian Zokors, Genus Siphneus (Myospalacidae, Rodentia, Mammalia). Paleontological Journal, 58(3), 353-362.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003782

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.

Siphneus Armandii

(A. Milne-Edwards, 1867)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

armandii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1867-127

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1867-127

Authority page

376

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29127047

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Golovanov & Zazhigin (2024:355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67990)

Siphneus Armandi

(A. David, 1871)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

armandi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

92

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

David (1871:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13954607) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62819)

Myospalax armandii

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

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

armandii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

131

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000609) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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