Eozapus setchuanus (Pousargues 1896)

[Zapus] setchuanus Pousargues 1896, Bull. Mus . Hist. Nat. Paris, 2: 13.

Type Locality: China, Sichuan Prov., Tatsienlu (Kangding).

Vernacular Names: Chinese Jumping Mouse.

Synonyms: Eozapus vicinus (Thomas 1912) .

Distribution: China: Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and NW Yunnan; 3000-4000 m (Qin, 1991; Wang, 1990, 2003; Zhang and Wang, 1963; Zheng and Zhang, 1990; Zhang et al., 1997, provided distribution map).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Martin (1994:5) wrote "Although distinctly more hypsodont and with lophs and lophids connecting the primary molar cusps, Eozapus retains the generalized, underived zapodid pattern of Plesiosminthus ." The latter is the oldest known scistine found in late Oligocene and Miocene sediments in both Europe and North America. Reviewed by Corbet (1978 c) and Corbet and Hill (1992).