Eothenomys

Eothenomys
Eothenomys melanogaster
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Arvicolinae
Tribe:	Clethrionomyini
Genus:	Eothenomys Miller, 1896
Type species
Arvicola melanogaster
Species
Eothenomys cachinus Eothenomys chinensis Eothenomys custos Eothenomys melanogaster Eothenomys miletus Eothenomys olitor Eothenomys proditor Eothenomys wardi

Eothenomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae.^[1] It contains the following species:

• Kachin red-backed vole (Eothenomys cachinus)
• Pratt's vole (Eothenomys chinensis)
• Southwest China vole (Eothenomys custos)
• Père David's vole (Eothenomys melanogaster)
• Yunnan red-backed vole (Eothenomys miletus)
• Chaotung vole (Eothenomys olitor)
• Yulungshan vole (Eothenomys proditor)
• Ward's red-backed vole (Eothenomys wardi)

The taxonomy of this genus is unresolved. E. chinensis, E. custos, E. olitor, E. proditor, and E. wardi are sometimes placed in the subgenus Anteliomys. The American Society of Mammalogists and other authors, in turn, recognizes Anteliomys as a distinct genus. Some authorities also recognizes Anteliomys hintoni and Anteliomys tarquinius, which are split from E. custos and E. chinensis, respectively.^[2]

Some authors also recognize E. colurnus in eastern China and Taiwan and E. eleusis in southern China and the bordering regions of Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, and India. The American Society of Mammalogists includes E. cachinus and E. miletus as subspecies of E. eleusis.^[2]

References

1. Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
2. Kryštufek, Boris; Shenbrot, Georgy I. (July 2022). Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region (1 ed.). Maribor, Slovenia: University of Maribor Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-961-286-611-2.