Pratt's vole

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Pratt's vole
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Eothenomys
Species:
E. chinensis
Binomial name
Eothenomys chinensis
(Thomas, 1891)

Pratt's vole (Eothenomys chinensis), also called the Sichuan red-backed vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mount Emei, Sichuan, China. It was named in 1891 for Antwerp Edgar Pratt. [2]

References

  1. Johnston, C.; Smith, A.T. (2016). "Eothenomys chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T7797A22375546. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T7797A22375546.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (7 October 2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. JHU Press. pp. 328–. ISBN   978-0-8018-9533-3.