Taxonomy Profile: Eothenomys miletus (Thomas 1914)

Eothenomys miletus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Eothenomys fidelis
Hinton 1923
Common Name(s):
Yunnan Red-backed Vole []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Eothenomys miletus: 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 : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
arvicoline rodents |
Genus : Eothenomys
South Asian Voles |
Species : Eothenomys miletus
Yunnan Red-backed Vole |
Eothenomys miletus Direct Children(s):
Eothenomys miletus: 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:
Eothenomys miletus
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:
Eothenomys miletus
Eothenomys miletus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Eothenomys miletus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: E. melanogaster species group, its largest-bodied member (Kaneko, 1996b). Described as a subspecies of melanogaster, a placement commonly observed throughout the 1900s, less commonly regarded as distinct (G. M. Allen, 1940; Corbet and Hill, 1992; Ye et al., 2002; Zhang et al., 1997). The account of miletus by Thomas (1914c) and of fidelis by Hinton (1923) described examples of the same species, as G. M. Allen (1940) later perceived; pelage coloration and measurements of each holotype fall w...