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Eothenomys custos

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Arvicolinae
Genus: Eothenomys
Species: Eothenomys custos

Name

Eothenomys custos (Thomas, 1912)

Type locality: China (Yunnan, A-tun-tsi)

References

* Eothenomys custos in Mammal Species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* IUCN link: Eothenomys custos (Thomas, 1912) (Least Concern)


Vernacular names
English: Southwest China Red-backed Vole, Southwest China Vole

The Southwest China Vole (Eothenomys custos) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found only in China.
References

* Baillie, J. 1996. Eothenomys custos. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
* Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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