Discovery of Micromys erythrotis in Jinhua,Zhejiang Province
On May 15,2023,a specimen of Micromys was collected from the farmland(28°47′13″ N,119°25′56″ E)of Wucheng Nanshan Nature Reserve in Jinhua City,Zhejiang Province,China.This specimen is adult and weighs 6.43 g,The ears are covered with short dark brown hairs.The back of the body is gray and dark,and the abdomen is slightly lighter in color.The tail length(66.27 mm)is significantly longer than the head-body length(51.83 mm),with a ratio of ap-proximately 1.3.The tail is thin and almost the same color as the top and bottom.These characteristics are consistent with the description of Micromys erythrotis.The maximum likelihood tree constructed based on the cytochrome b gene(Cyt b)sequence(972 bp)showed that the sample formed a monophyletic clade(100%support rate)with the homologous se-quences of M.erythrotis downloaded from GenBank.Based on the above results,the specimen was identified as M.eryth-rotis,which is the new record species in Zhejiang Province.
Cytochrome b gene(Cyt b)MonophyleticGenetic distancesNew record species in Zhe-jiang Province
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