Eothenomys cachinus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: 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 cachinus

Name

Eothenomys cachinus (Thomas, 1921)

Type locality: Northeastern Burma (Kachin State)

Synonyms

* Eothenomys confinii Hinton, 1923

References

* Eothenomys cachinus in Mammal Species of the World.
Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
* IUCN link: Eothenomys cachinus (Thomas, 1921) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names
English: Kachin Red-backed Vole

The Kachin Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys cachinus) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found in Kachin State in northern Burma. Although described as a species by Thomas in 1921, it was subsequently included as a subspecies of either E. melanogaster or E. miletus. Comparisons of a 1941 sampling showed that E. cachinus was indeed a separate species.

Adults of the species are large-bodied, with longer tails than any other member of the Eothenomys genus (between 43 and 61mm) and thick, soft and long fur, the upper parts being brown and the lower parts grey. Compared to E. miletus the skull is shorter and not as wide, with a significantly lower profile.

References

1. ^ Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). Eothenomys cachinus. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 May 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

* Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World (third edition)
* 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.