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Craseomys
''Craseomys'' is a genus of small, slender voles. The complete list of species is: *Anderson's red-backed vole, ''C. andersoni'' *Imaizumi's red-backed vole, ''C. imaizumii'' *Korean red-backed vole, ''C. regulus'' *Hokkaido red-backed vole, ''C. rex'' * Grey red-backed vole, ''C. rufocanus'' * Shansei vole, ''C. shanseius'' *Smith's vole Smith's vole (''Myodes smithii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is also known as Smith's red-backed vole and is found only in Japan. This vole is named after Richard Gordon Smith, (1858–1918) who, after falling out with h ..., ''C. smithii'' References Rodent genera Taxa described in 1900 Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. {{Arvicolinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson's Red-backed Vole
The Japanese red-backed vole, Wakayama red-backed vole, or Anderson's red-backed vole (''Craseomys andersoni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only on the island of Honshu in Japan. It was first described by the British zoologist Oldfield Thomas in 1905. Thomas named it in honor of scientific collector Malcolm Playfair Anderson. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists it as "least concern". Distribution and habitat The Japanese red-backed vole is endemic to the island of Honshu in Japan and occurs in the Chūbu region, the Hokuriku region and in the more northerly parts of the island, and also in the Kii Peninsula The is the largest peninsula on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is named after the ancient Kii Province. Overview The area south of the “ Central Tectonic Line” is called , and is home to reef-like coral communities which are amongst .... It is mostly found at altitudes of over but below the alpine zone. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Red-backed Vole
The royal vole (''Myodes regulus''), also called the Korean red-backed vole, is a species of vole endemic to the Korean Peninsula. It lives underground in a burrow, emerging at night to feed on grasses, seeds and other vegetation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed its conservation status as being of "least concern". Taxonomy British zoologist Oldfield Thomas first described the royal vole was in 1907 as ''Craseomys regulus'', the type locality being Mingyong in Korea, south east of Seoul. It was later transferred to the genus '' Myodes'', becoming ''Myodes regulus'', but many authorities believed it was a subspecies of '' Myodes rufocanus''. It has unrooted molar teeth, a characteristic shared by the very similar ''Myodes shanseius'' but not ''M. rufocanus'', and molecular analysis shows that it is a distinct species. Description This vole has a head-and-body length of about with a tail of . An adult royal vole weighs . The ears are large and are c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shansei Vole
The Shansei vole (''Myodes shanseius'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in north-central China where its habitat is forests. Taxonomy The Shansei vole was first described in 1908 as ''Myodes shanseius'' by the British zoologist Oldfield Thomas, the type locality being Chao Cheng Shan in Shanxi Province. It is often regarded as a subspecies of the grey red-backed vole (''Myodes rufocanus''). However the molar teeth in adults do not have roots which sets it apart from that species and tends to associate it with ''Eothenomys'' species, though the fur length, texture and colour pattern are more like ''Myodes'' than ''Eothenomys''. The Shansei vole is allopatric to the royal vole (''Myodes regulus'') of the Korean peninsula with which it forms a species complex. Description The Shansei vole is similar in appearance to the grey red-backed vole but the reddish-coloured back is rather less rufous and the grey sides are more of an ochre-grey. The u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodent Genera
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are native to all major land masses except for New Zealand, Antarctica, and several oceanic islands, though they have subsequently been introduced to most of these land masses by human activity. Rodents are extremely diverse in their ecology and lifestyles and can be found in almost every terrestrial habitat, including human-made environments. Species can be arboreal, fossorial (burrowing), saltatorial/richochetal (leaping on their hind legs), or semiaquatic. However, all rodents share several morphological features, including having only a single upper and lower pair of ever-growing incisors. Well-known rodents include mice, rats, squirrels, prairie dogs, porcupines, beavers, guinea pigs, and hamsters. Rabbits, hares, and pikas, whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
