Chapa pygmy dormouse
| Chapa pygmy dormouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Platacanthomyidae |
| Genus: | Typhlomys |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | T. c. chapensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Typhlomys cinereus chapensis Osgood, 1932 | |
The Chapa pygmy dormouse or Vietnamese pygmy dormouse (Typhlomys cinereus chapensis) is a rodent endemic to Vietnam; this nocturnal creature is 7-10 cm long (3-4 in), with a tail of 10-13 cm (4-5 in) and long ears.[1]
In 2014, it was mainly found to the west of the Red River, in north Vietnam and southern Yunan Province in China.[2]
It was previously seen as a subspecies of the Chinese pygmy dormouse (T. cinereus), along with T. ci daloushanensis, T. ci. Guangxiensis and T. ci. Jingdongensis. In 2014, it was confirmed by Abramov et al as an individual species and separate from T. cinereus.[2][3]
At the start of the 21st century, it was listed as a critically endangered species.[4] By 2017, the status of the general T. cinereus was as a creature of 'least concern', however the current population trend is decreasing.[5]
References
- ↑ Youlatos, Typhlomys (1 September 2020). "Locomotion and postures of the Vietnamese pygmy dormouse Typhlomys chapensis (Platacanthomyidea, Rodentia): climbing and leaping in the blind". Research Gate. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- 1 2 Chen, Feng (29 May 2017). "Phylogeny and systematic revision of the genus Typhlomys (Rodentia, Platacanthomyidae), with description of a new species". Oxford University Press. Journal of Mammalogy, Volume 98, Issue 3, page 731. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ↑ Abramov, Alexei V; Balakirev, Alexander E; Rozhnov, Viatcheslav V (December 2014). "An enigmatic pygmy dormouse: molecular and morphological evidence for the species taxonomic status of Typhlomys chapensis (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae)". Zoological Studies. 53 (1) 34. doi:10.1186/s40555-014-0034-2. ISSN 1810-522X.
- ↑ "Platacanthomyidae". Animal Diversity. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ↑ Smith, A.T. (2017). "Typhlomys cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T22605A22240953. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T22605A22240953.en.
External links
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.