Alexandromys kikuchii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Arvicolinae
Tribus: Microtini
Genus: Alexandromys
Species: Alexandromys kikuchii

Name

Alexandromys kikuchii (Kuroda, 1920)

Type locality: "at an altitude of about 10,000 ft. above sea-level on Mt. Morrison, Formosa"; Taiwan.

Synonyms

Alexandromys kikuchii
Microtus (Alexandromys) kikuchii
Microtus kikuchii Kuroda, 1920): 36, 40 (protonym)
Volemys kikuchii

Eponyms: Yonetarō Kikuchi, who obtained the type specimen [Kuroda, 1920: 37]

References

Primary references

Kuroda, N. 1920. 臺灣中央山脈産鼠科の二種類に就て [On Two Rare species of Muridae from the Central Mountains of Formosa]. Dōbutsugaku Zasshi 32(376): 36–43. BHL NDL Digital Collections Reference page.

Links

IUCN: Alexandromys kikuchii (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Taiwan-Wühlmaus
English: Taiwan Vole
español: Topillo de Taiwán
français: Campagnol de Taïwan
日本語: キクチハタネズミ
中文: 臺灣高山田鼠

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