Craseomys shanseius, Thomas, 1908

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Shanxi Red-backed Vole

Craseomys shanseius

French: Campagnol du Shanxi / German: Shanxi-Graurételmaus / Spanish: Topillo rojo de Shanxi

Other common names: Shansei Vole, Shanxi Vole

Taxonomy. Craseomys shanseius Thomas, 1908 , “ 100 miles N.W. of Tai-Yuen-Fu, Shan-si [= Guandi Shan or Nanyanshan, China]. 8000’ [= 2438 m].”

In the past, Craseomys shanseius was regarded either as part of C. rufocanus or classified as a species of Eothenomys or Caryomys . Monotypic.

Distribution. Inner Mongolia (= Nei Mongol), Shanxi, N Hebei, and Beijing (China).

Descriptive notes. Head-body 93-106 mm, tail 25-33 mm; 23-5-28 g. The Shanxi Red-backed Vole is small, with relatively shorttail of ¢.33% of head-body length. Females have four pairs of nipples, two pairs of pectoral and two pairs of inguinal. Fur is long and shaggy, lacks rusty shades, and is yellowish brown dorsally and light cream-buff on belly. Skull is small and has short rostrum. Molars remain rootless.

Habitat. Prefers mountain coniferous forests.

Food and Feeding. Diet consists of green vegetation, shoots, and seeds.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. The Shanxi Red-backed Vole is nocturnal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (as Myodes shanseius ). Distribution of the Shanxi Red-backed Vole is fragmented and encompasses c.249,000 km?*.

Bibliography. Kaneko (1992), Lunde (2008), Luo Zexun et al. (2000), Shenbrot & Krasnov (2005).

Figures

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)

Distribution. Inner Mongolia (= Nei Mongol), Shanxi, N Hebei, and Beijing (China).