Eospalax rothschildi (Thomas 1911)
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Eospalax rothschildi (Thomas 1911)
[Myospalax] rothschildi Thomas 1911 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 8: 722.
Type Locality: China, Gansu, 40 mi (64 km) SE Tao-chou.
Vernacular Names: Rothschild's Zokor.
Synonyms: Eospalax hubeinensis Li and Chen 1989 ; Eospalax minor Lönnberg 1926 .
Distribution: Forest, scrub, grassland and farmland in NC China (Henan, Shaanxi, N Gansu, N Sichuan, and Hubei; see Zhang et al., 1997).
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as Myospalax rothschildi .
Discussion: The sister-species of E. smithii ( Lawrence, 1991) . The taxon hubeinensis ( Li and Chen, 1989) was described as subspecies of M. rothschildi .
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