Eothenomys

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Eothenomys
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Eothenomys melanogaster
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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:

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]

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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 Palaerctic Region (1 ed.). Maribor, Slovenia: University of Maribor Press. p. 130. ISBN   978-961-286-611-2.