Lasiopodomys mandarinus (Milne-Edwards 1871)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 985

Lasiopodomys mandarinus (Milne-Edwards 1871)

[Lasiopodomys] mandarinus (Milne-Edwards 1871) , Rech. Hist. Nat. Mammiferes: 129.

Type Locality: China, Shanxi (Shansi), probably near Saratsi.

Vernacular Names: Mandarin Vole.

Synonyms: Lasiopodomys faeceus (G. M. Allen 1924) ; Lasiopodomys jeholensis (Mori 1939) ; Lasiopodomys johannes (Thomas 1910) ; Lasiopodomys kishidai (Mori 1930) ; Lasiopodomys mandrianus ( Miller 1896) ; Lasiopodomys pullus (Miller 1911) ; Lasiopodomys vinogradovi (Fetisov 1936) .

Distribution: NE and C China (Nei Mongol, Liaoning, Beijing, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Jiangsu, and Anhui; Zhang et al., 1997); N Mongolia; Transbaikal region and E and SE Siberia of Russia; Korea ( Won and Smith, 1999); range limits uncertain.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: External, cranial, dental, and distributional characteristics presented by G. M. Allen (1940). G-banding of sex chromosomes and its significance described by Zhu et al. (1994). Structural and functional comparisons of the masticatory complex in L. mandarinus and Myospalax undertaken by Li and Wang (1999). Aspects of reproductive biology documented by Zorenko et al. (1994).