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 rex
Myodes rex: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Myodes rex: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (nt)
Comment:
Comments: Treated as a distinct species (Abe, 1973a, b, 1984) until Aimi (1980) included rex in M. rufocanus, an allocation followed by Corbet (1978c) and Musser and Carleton (1993). Kaneko and Sato (1993), however, presented morphological traits that distinguish the two as species on Rishiri Isl (also Kaneko et al., 1998) and demonstrated their sympatry and habitat affinities. Subsequent evaluation of ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA sequences clearly sustains the specific integrity of M. rex (Suzuki...