Southwest China vole

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Southwest China vole
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Eothenomys
Species:
E. custos
Binomial name
Eothenomys custos
(Thomas, 1912)

The Southwest China vole (Eothenomys custos) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Yunnan and Sichuan, China. It occurs in Cangshan Erhai Nature Reserve.

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References

  1. Smith, A.T. (2016). "Eothenomys custos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T7798A22375447. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T7798A22375447.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.