Ward's red-backed vole

The Ward's red-backed vole (Eothenomys wardi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, specifically the north-western area of Yunnan Province. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Eothenomys chinensis, but most zoologists consider it to be a separate species due to the noticeably shorter tail and hind feet.

Ward's red-backed vole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Eothenomys
Species:
E. wardi
Binomial name
Eothenomys wardi
(Thomas, 1912)

References

  1. Johnston, C. & Smith, A.T. (2016). "Eothenomys wardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136196A22375716. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136196A22375716.en.
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.


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