Typhlomys huangshanensis
Hu Tingli & Zhang Baowei in Hu Tingli, Cheng Feng, Xu Zhen, Chen Zhongzheng, Yu Lei, Ban Qian, Li Chunlin, Pan Tao, & Zhang Baowei, 2020
Huangshan Tree Mouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Platacanthomyidae |
| Genus | : Typhlomys |
Species status
Authority citation
Hu, T.-l., Cheng, F., Xu, Z., Chen, Z.-z., Yu, L., Ban, Q., Li, C.-l., Pan, T. and Zhang, B.-w. 2020-11-24. Molecular and morphological evidence for a new species of the genus Typhlomys (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae). Zoological Research 42(1):100-107.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.132Original name as described
Typhlomys huangshanensis
Type material
AHUB AE1902HS03
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Monkey Valley of Huangshan Mountains (N30.119, E118.306, 710 m a.s.l.), Tangkou Township, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
China
Taxonomy notes
recently described; recent studies have suggested the Typhlomys and Platacanthomys may be best considered as distinct families, but further studies integrating more complete molecular genetic data are needed to confirm this
Taxonomy notes citation
Hu, T. L., Cheng, F., Xu, Z., Chen, Z. Z., Yu, L., Ban, Q., ... & Zhang, B. W. Molecular and morphological evidence for a new species of the genus Typhlomys (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae). Zoological research, 1-8. · Talmale, S. S., Shabnam, A., Palot, M. J., Subramanian, K. A., & Dinesh, K. P. (2024). Phylogenetic position of Malabar Spiny Tree Mouse (Platacanthomys lasiurus Blyth, 1859)(Rodentia) and resurrection of the family Typhlomyidae. Journal of Animal Diversity, 6(3), 45-54.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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