Taxonomy Profile: Eospalax fontanierii (Milne-Edwards 1867)

Eospalax fontanierii: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Myospalax fontanierii
Milne-Edwards 1867
Myospalax baileyi
Thomas 1911
Myotalpa cansus
Lyon 1907
Myospalax fontanus
Thomas 1912
Myospalax kukunoriensis
Lönnberg 1926
Myotalpa rufescens
J A Allen 1909
Myospalax cansus shenseius
Thomas 1911
Common Name(s):
Chinese Zokor []
Common Chinese Zokor []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Eospalax fontanierii: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Spalacidae
Subfamily : Myospalacinae
Genus : Eospalax
Species : Eospalax fontanierii
Chinese Zokor |
Common Chinese Zokor |
Eospalax fontanierii Direct Children(s):
Eospalax fontanierii: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Eospalax fontanierii
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Ellerman, J. R., and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1966-07-01 / 1966-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946, 2nd edition
Page(s):
810
Publisher:
Alden Press
Publication Place:
Oxford, England
ISBN/ISSN:
0565004484/
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8727652
Reference for:
Eospalax fontanierii
Eospalax fontanierii: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Eospalax fontanierii: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Vulnerable as Myospalax fontanierii
Comment:
Comments: In same monophyletic group as E. smithii and E. rothschildi, which is comparable to Ellerman's (1941) fontanierii and smithii groups, and Zheng's (1994) Prosiphneinae. Fan and Shi (1982) recognized cansus and baileyi as species, but Li and Chen (1987, 1989) argued for their recognition as subspecies of M. fontanierii based upon analyses of morphology, karyology, and LDH isozymes. They were included in E. fontanierii by G. M. Allen (1940) and also by Zhang et al. (1997); Wang (2003) treated ...