Myospalax epsilanus

O. Thomas, 1912

Khingan 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

Thomas, O. 1912-01-01. Revised determinations of two far-eastern species of Myospalax. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(49):93-95.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638851

Original name as described

Myospalax epsilanus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1910.5.1.75

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0a164b30-e69d-4974-9f04-29209bb79feb

Type locality

"Khingan Mts., Manchuria, 3400' [= 1036 m]," Heilongjiang Province, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Mongolia · Russia · China

Taxonomy notes

split from M. psilurus; 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/1003784

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.

Myospalax epsilanus

O. Thomas, 1912

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

epsilanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.5.1.75

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/0a164b30-e69d-4974-9f04-29209bb79feb

Authority page

94

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638851

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:675) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000610) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1003784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Siphneus epsilanus

(S. E. Golovanov & Zazhigin, 2024)

Family

Spalacidae

Root name

epsilanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

355

Authority publication

Paleontological Journal

Name usages

Golovanov & Zazhigin (2024:355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67990)

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