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:
Myodes rufocanus
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:
Myodes rufocanus
Myodes rufocanus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Myodes rufocanus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Chromosomal and molecular evidence relates M. rufocanus most closely to Korean M. regulus and Japanese M. rex, M. andersoni, M. smithii, and M. imaizumii (Iwasa et al., 1999a; Suzuki et al., 1999b; Wakana et al., 1996); it is also morphologically similar to the Chinese M. shanseius (see that account). Allozymic (Mezhzherin and Serbenyuk, 1992) and chromosomal data (Sokolov et al., 1990) reveal M. rufocanus as highly differentiated from other Myodes sampled (M. centralis, M. glareolus, M. ga...