Eothenomys proditor, Hinton, 1923

Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier & Thomas E. Lacher, Jr, 2017, Cricetidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 7 Rodents II, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 204-535 : 309-310

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scientific name	Eothenomys proditor
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71. View Plate 11: Cricetidae

Yulongxuen Red-backed Vole

Eothenomys proditor View in CoL

French: Campagnol du Yulong / German: Yulungchan-Rotelmaus / Spanish: Topillo rojo de Yulongxuen

Other common names: Lijiang Oriental Vole, Yulong Chinese Vole, Yulongxuen Chinese Vole, Yulungshan Vole

Taxonomy. Eothenomys proditor Hinton, 1923 View in CoL , “Lichiang Range [= Yulongxuen], N.W. Yunnan, [ China].”

Eothenomys proditor is in the subgenus Anteliomys . It is closely related to E. olitor . Monotypic.

Distribution. Mountains on the border between Sichuan and Yunnan, S China. View Figure

Descriptive notes. Head-body 105-115 mm, tail 26-34 mm; weight 24-30 g. Size declines with altitude. The Yulongxuen Red-backed Vole is moderately sized, with tail shorter than ¢.33% of head-body length. Fur is sleek, dark brown on back and dull gray below. Feet and tail are blackish brown. Skull is heavy, with wide interorbital region. Molar pattern is similar to the one in the Black-eared Red-backed Vole (FE. olitor ), except for more simple enamel pattern of M” that has only two salient angles on inner side.

Habitat. Open rocky alpine meadows at elevations of 2700-4200 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. Reproduction occurs from spring to autumn.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Kaneko (2002), Lunde (2008), Luo Jing et al. (2004), Shenbrot & Krasnov (2005), Zeng Tao et al. (2013).

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34. Nearctic Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus), 35. Ungava Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx hudsonius), 36. Nelson's Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx nelsoni), 37. Ogilvie Mountains Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx nunatakensis), 38. Richardson’s Collared Lemming (Ducrostonyx richardsoni), 39. Palearctic Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus), 40. Unalaska Collared Lemming (Dicrostonyx unalascensis), 41. Gray Red-backed Vole (Craseomys rufocanus), 42. Hokkaido Red-backed Vole (Craseomys rex), 43. Korean Red-backed Vole (Craseomys regulus), 44. Shanxi Red-backed Vole (Craseomys shanseius), 45. Anderson’s Red-backed Vole (Craseomys andersoni), 46. Smith’s Red-backed Vole (Craseomys smith), 47. Western Red-backed Vole (Myodes californicus), 48. Southern Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi), 49. Bank Vole (Mpyodes glareolus), 50. Tian Shan Red-backed Vole (Myodes centralis), 51. Large-eared Vole (Myodes macrotis), 52. Northern Red-backed Vole (Myodes rutilus), 53. Silver Mountain Vole (Alticola argentatus), 54. White-tailed Mountain Vole (Alticola albicauda), 55. Kashmir Mountain Vole (Alticola montosus), 56. Royle’s Mountain Vole (Alticola roylei), 57. Strelzov’s Mountain Vole (Alticola strelzouvi), 58. Tuva Mountain Vole (Alticola tuvinicus), 59. Gobi Altai Mountain Vole (Alticola barakshin), 60. null (null), 60. null (null), 61. Mongolian Mountain Vole (Alticola semicanus), 61. Mongolian Mountain Vole (Alticola semicanus), 62. Stoliczka’s Mountain Vole (Alticola stoliczkanus), 62. Stoliczka’s Mountain Vole (Alticola stoliczkanus), 63. Lemming Mountain Vole (Aschizomys lemminus), 63. Lemming Mountain Vole (Aschizomys lemminus), 64. Gansu Red-backed Vole (Caryomys eva), 64. Gansu Red-backed Vole (Caryomys eva), 65. Kolan Red-backed Vole (Caryomys inez), 65. Kolan Red-backed Vole (Caryomys inez), 66. Pere David's Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys melanogaster), 66. Pere David’s Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys melanogaster), 67. Yunnan Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys miletus), 68. Sichuan Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys chinensis), 69. Southwest China Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys custos), 70. Black-eared Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys olitor), 71. Yulongxuen Red-backed Vole (FEothenomys proditor), 72. Ward’s Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys wardi), 73. Hinton’s Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys hintoni), 74. Tarquinius Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys tarquinius), 75. Burrowing Vole (Hyperacrius fertilis), 76. Murree Vole (Hyperacrius wynnei)