Ward's red-backed vole

Ward's red-backed vole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Tribe: Myodini
Genus: Eothenomys
Species: E. wardi
Binomial name
Eothenomys wardi
(Thomas, 1912)

The Ward's red-backed vole (Eothenomys wardi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, specifically the north-western area of Yunnan Province. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Eothenomys chinensis, but most zoologists consider it to be a separate species due to the noticeably shorter tail and hind feet.

References

  1. Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). Eothenomys wardi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 May 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
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