''Eothenomys'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...

in the family

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family ...

. 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 The Chaotung vole (''Eothenomys olitor''), also known as the black-eared red-backed vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou provinces of south-central China China, officiall ...

(''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 In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...

''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. Some authors also recognize ''E. colurnus'' in eastern

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and

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and ''E. eleusis'' in southern China and the bordering regions of

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, and

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. The American Society of Mammalogists includes ''E. cachinus'' and ''E. miletus'' as

subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...

of ''E. eleusis''.

References

Rodent genera Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Arvicolinae-stub