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Eothenomys melanogaster

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 melanogaster

Name

Eothenomys melanogaster (Milne-Edwards, 1871)

Type locality: China (Western Sichuan, Moupin)

References

* Eothenomys melanogaster 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 melanogaster (Milne-Edwards, 1871) (Least Concern)


Vernacular names
English: Père David's Vole

Père David's Vole (Eothenomys melanogaster) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found in China, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Thailand.
References

1. ^ Lunde, D., Musser, G. & Molur, S. (2008). Eothenomys melanogaster. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 May 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

* 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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