Eospalax rothschildi (Thomas 1911)

[Myospalax] rothschildi Thomas 1911, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 8: 722.

Type Locality: China, Gansu, 40 mi (64 km) SE Tao-chou.

Vernacular Names: Rothschild's Zokor.

Synonyms: Eospalax hubeinensis Li and Chen 1989; Eospalax minor Lönnberg 1926 .

Distribution: Forest, scrub, grassland and farmland in NC China (Henan, Shaanxi, N Gansu, N Sichuan, and Hubei; see Zhang et al., 1997).

Conservation: IUCN - Lower Risk (nt) as Myospalax rothschildi .

Discussion: The sister-species of E. smithii (Lawrence, 1991) . The taxon hubeinensis (Li and Chen, 1989) was described as subspecies of M. rothschildi .