| A new species of forest hedgehog (Mesechinus, Erinaceidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from eastern China |
| Shi, ZF; Yao, HF; He, K; Bai, WP; Zhou, JJ; Fan, JY; Su, WT; Nie, WH; Yang, SZ; Onditi, KO; Jiang, XL; Chen, ZZ
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| 2023
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| 发表期刊 | ZOOKEYS
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| ISSN | 1313-2989
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| 期号 | 1185页码:143-161 |
| 摘要 | The hedgehog genus Mesechinus (Erinaceidae, Eulipotyphla) is currently comprised of four species, M. dauuricus, M. hughi, M. miodon, and M. wangi. Except for M. wangi, which is found in southwestern China, the other three species are mainly distributed in northern China and adjacent Mongolia and Russia. From 2018 to 2023, we collected seven Mesechinus specimens from Anhui and Zhejiang provinces, eastern China. Here, we evaluate the taxonomic and phylogenetic status of these specimens by integrating molecular, morphometric, and karyotypic approaches. Our results indicate that the Anhui and Zhejiang specimens are distinct from the four previously recognized species and are a new species. We formally described it here as Mesechinus orientalis sp. nov. It is the only Mesechinus species occurring in eastern China and is geographically distant from all known congeners. Morphologically, the new species is most similar to M. hughi, but it is distinguishable from that species by the combination of its smaller size, shorter spines, and several cranial characteristics. Mesechinus orientalis sp. nov. is a sister to the lineage composed of M. hughi and M. wangi from which it diverged approximately 1.10 Ma. |
| 收录类别 | SCI
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文
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| 条目标识符 | http://ir.kiz.ac.cn/handle/152453/14163
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| 专题 | 科研部门_兽类生态与进化（蒋学龙）
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Shi, ZF,Yao, HF,He, K,et al. A new species of forest hedgehog (Mesechinus, Erinaceidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from eastern China[J]. ZOOKEYS,2023(1185):143-161.
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Shi, ZF.,Yao, HF.,He, K.,Bai, WP.,Zhou, JJ.,...&Chen, ZZ.(2023).A new species of forest hedgehog (Mesechinus, Erinaceidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from eastern China.ZOOKEYS(1185),143-161.
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Shi, ZF,et al."A new species of forest hedgehog (Mesechinus, Erinaceidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from eastern China".ZOOKEYS .1185(2023):143-161.
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