Craseomys rufocanus (Sundevall 1846)
- Dataset
- Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Cricetidae
- genus
- Craseomys
- species
- Craseomys rufocanus
discussion
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).
distribution
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).