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 imaizumii
Myodes imaizumii: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Myodes imaizumii: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Described as a species of Clethrionomys, imaizumii was demoted to a subspecies of andersoni by Aimi (1967) and afterwards placed in full synonymy of Eothenomys andersoni (Aimi, 1980; Musser and Carleton, 1993; Pavlinov et al., 1995a). See M. smithii account for association of imaizumii with Myodes rather than Eothenomys. Kitahara (1995) exhaustively studied molar patterns and craniometric data of C Honshu voles and also concluded that the Kii populations represent M. andersoni; lab-breeding...