Eothenomys chinensis (Thomas 1891)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 979

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[Eothenomys] chinensis (Thomas 1891) , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 8: 117.

Type Locality: China, W Sichuan Province, Kia-ting-fu (= Leshan; see Kaneko, 1996 b for additional information) .

Vernacular Names: Sichuan Red-Backed Vole.

Synonyms: Eothenomys tarquinus (Thomas 1912) .

Distribution: Recorded only between 1500 and 3000 m "on both sides of the River Datu He near Omei Shan, Sichuan Province at 29- 30° N " ( Kaneko, 1996 b:104, 105).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: E. chinensis species group. The type-species of Anteliomys ( Hinton, 1926 a) and recognized as a species since its description by Thomas in the usual 20 th Eothenomys (up to 76 mm), is allopatric to the ranges of E. custos , E. proditor , and E. wardi , and reaches lower altitudes (see Kaneko, 1996 b). Kaneko (1996 b) arranged tarquinus as a synonym.