Molecular and morphological evidence for a new species of the genus <i>Typhlomys</i> (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae)
Tingli Hu, 安徽大学生命科学学院，安徽 合肥 230601，中国, Feng Cheng, Zhen Xu, Zhongzheng Chen, Lei Yu, Qian Ban, Chunlin Li, Tao Pan, Baowei Zhang, 德国波兹坦大学生物与生化学院进化生物与系统动物学实验室，勃兰登堡州 波兹坦 14476，德国, 安徽师范大学生态与环境学院，皖江流域退化生态系统的恢复与重建省部共建协同创新中心，安徽 芜湖 241000，中国, 安徽大学资源与环境工程学院，安徽 合肥230601，中国, 安徽省黄山生物多样性与短尾猴行为生态学国际联合研究中心，安徽 合肥 230601，中国
Abstract
In this study, we reassessed the taxonomic position of <i>Typhlomys</i> (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae) from Huangshan, Anhui, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence. Results suggested that <i>Typhlomys</i> is comprised of up to six species, including four currently recognized species (<i>Typhlomys cinereus</i>, <i>T. chapensis</i>, <i>T. daloushanensis</i>, and <i>T. nanus</i>), one unconfirmed candidate species, and one new species (<i>Typhlomys huangshanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> ). Morphological analyses further supported the designation of the Huangshan specimens found at mid-elevations in the southern Huangshan Mountains (600 m to 1 200 m a.s.l.) as a new species.