A new species of forest hedgehog ( Mesechinus , Erinaceidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from eastern China.

Autor:	Shi Z; Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-founded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education, School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China Anhui Normal University Wuhu China., Yao H; Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-founded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education, School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China Anhui Normal University Wuhu China., He K; Key Laboratory of Conservation and Application in Biodiversity of South China, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China Guangzhou University Guangzhou China., Bai W; Institute of Nihewan Archaeology, College of History and Culture, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China Hebei Normal University Shijiazhuang China., Zhou J; Zhejiang Forest Resources Monitoring Center, Hangzhou, China Zhejiang Forest Resources Monitoring Center Hangzhou China., Fan J; Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-founded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education, School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China Anhui Normal University Wuhu China., Su W; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecological Security of Gaoligong Mountain, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China., Nie W; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecological Security of Gaoligong Mountain, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China., Yang S; Management Office, National Nature Reserve of Mount Tianmu, Hangzhou, China National Nature Reserve of Mount Tianmu Hangzhou China., Onditi KO; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecological Security of Gaoligong Mountain, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China., Jiang X; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecological Security of Gaoligong Mountain, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China., Chen Z; Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-founded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education, School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China Anhui Normal University Wuhu China.; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution & Yunnan Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecological Security of Gaoligong Mountain, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Kunming China.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	ZooKeys [Zookeys] 2023 Nov 28; Vol. 1185, pp. 143-161. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 28 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615
Abstrakt:	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 Mesechinusorientalis 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. Mesechinusorientalis sp. nov. is a sister to the lineage composed of M.hughi and M.wangi from which it diverged approximately 1.10 Ma. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Zifan Shi, Hongfeng Yao, Kai He, Weipeng Bai, Jiajun Zhou, Jingyi Fan, Weiting Su, Wenhui Nie, Shuzhen Yang, Kenneth O. Onditi, Xuelong Jiang, Zhongzheng Chen.)
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