Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
Author
Jo, Yeong-Seok
Author
Baccus, John T.
Author
Koprowski, John L.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-19
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journal article
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Craseomys rufocanus
(
Sundevall, 1846
)
—Grey Red-backed Vole
Hypudaeus
rufocanus
Sundevall, 1846 p.122
;
Type
locality-
Lappmark
,
Sweden
.
Evotomys
(
Craseomys
)
arsenjevi
Dukelski, 1928 p.40
;
Type
locality- Stekljannaja Padj (
50 miles
northeast Vladivostok), Siberia.
Clethrionomys rufocanus arsenjevi
:
Goodwin, 1933 p.12
;
Jones & Johnson, 1965 p.342
.
Clethrionomys rufocanus
:
Jones & Johnson, 1965 p.372
;
Won, 1968 p.204
;
Corbet, 1978 p.99
;
Han, 1994 p.47
;
Won & Smith, 1999 p.25
;
Han, 2004c p.132
.
Myodes rufocanus
:
Musser & Carleton, 2005 p.1026
.
FIGURE 123.
Range map of
Craseomys rufocanus
in Korea.
Range:
In
Korea
, the grey red-backed vole has a range limited to the extreme northeastern area around Gaemagowon and further north of the plateau (
Fig. 123
).
Remarks:
Specimens identified from
China
as
Clethrionomys rufocanus regulus
(
Won 1968
)
belong to
Craseomys rufocanus
, since
C
.
regulus
is now considered to be endemic to the Korean Peninsula (
Musser & Carleton 2005
). Based on cytochrome
b
and a Y-linked gene (Sry), there are four lineages; 1)
Primorsky
,
Russia
and extreme northeastern
Korea
, 2) Kamchatka, 3) Sakhalin, and 4) Hokkaido (
Iwasa
et al
. 2000
).