Taxonomy Profile: Neodon irene (Thomas 1911)

Neodon irene: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Microtus irene
Thomas 1911
Microtus oniscus
Thomas 1911
Common Name(s):
Irene's Mountain Vole []
Chinese Scrub Vole []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Neodon irene: 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 : Neodon
Species : Neodon irene
Irene's Mountain Vole |
Chinese Scrub Vole |
Neodon irene Direct Children(s):
Neodon irene: 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:
Neodon irene
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:
Neodon irene
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Liu, Shao Ying, Zhi Yu Sun, Yang Liu, Hao Wang, Peng Guo, and Robert W. Murphy
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2012-03-15 / 2012-03-15
Article/Chapter Title:
A new vole from Xizang, China and the molecular phylogeny of the genus Neodon (Cricetidae: Arvicolinae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, issue 3235
Page(s):
1-22
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1175-5326
Notes:
Available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/2/zt03235p022.pdf
Reference for:
Neodon irene
Neodon irene: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Neodon irene: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) as Microtus irene
Comment:
Comments: Member of the sikimensis species group (Zagorodnyuk, 1990). Ellerman (1941, 1947b, 1961) and Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951) listed irene as a valid species, but Weigel (1969) allocated it to Pitymys sikimensis as did Corbet (1978c), citing Gruber's (1969) 'detailed study' as substantiation. However, the union of irene and sikimensis is insufficiently demonstrated by Gruber's study, whose data actually underscore the trenchant differences in size and dentition between the two. Ellerman (...