Taxonomic and distribution revision of Rattus pyctoris in China

XIE Fei; WAN Tao; TANG Keyi; WANG Xuming; CHEN Shunde; LIU Shaoying

doi:10.16829/j.slxb.150589

ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA >

2022 , Vol. 42 >Issue 3: 270 - 285

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16829/j.slxb.150589

ORIGINAL PAPERS

Taxonomic and distribution revision of Rattus pyctoris in China

XIE Fei ,
WAN Tao ,
TANG Keyi ,
WANG Xuming ,
CHEN Shunde ,
LIU Shaoying

Expand

1. College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101, China;
2. Sichuan Academy of Forestry, Chengdu 610081, China

Received date: 2021-07-22

Revised date: 2022-02-23

Online published: 2022-06-02

Fold

Abstract

The Himalayan rat (Rattus pyctoris) was named by Hodgson in 1845, and its type locality is Nepal. The taxonomic status of this species and its distribution in China is controversial. Some research suggested that Rattus pyctoris is not distributed in China. Recently, seven specimens of Rattus sp. were collected during a field survey in 2020 from Jilong and Zanda counties, Tibet, China. The Pelage, skull, and teeth morphologies of these specimens resemble Rattus pyctoris from Nepal. Bayesian phylogenetic inference supported these specimens are monophyletic (PP=1. 0). The Kimura 2-parameter model (K2-P) genetic distance of Cyt b gene between our collections and the topotype of R. pyctoris is less than 2. 8%. Thus, these specimens are suggested as Rattus pyctoris based on morphological and molecular evidence. This is the first record of Rattus pyctoris in China, the finding has enriched the biogeographic data of this species.

Key words： Rattus;Rattus pyctoris; Tibet; Phylogeny; Distribution

Cite this article

XIE Fei , WAN Tao , TANG Keyi , WANG Xuming , CHEN Shunde , LIU Shaoying . Taxonomic and distribution revision of Rattus pyctoris in China[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2022 , 42(3) : 270 -285 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150589

References

Achmadi A S, Esselstyn J A, Rowe K C, Maryanto I, Abdullah M T. 2013. Phylogeny, diversity, and biogeography of southeast Asian spiny rats (Maxomys). Journal of Mammalogy, 94 (6):1412-1423.
Aplin K P, Suzuki H, Chinen A A, Chesser R T, Have J T, Donnellan S C, Austin J, Frost A, Gonzalez J P, Herbreteau V, Catzeflis F, Sou brier J, Fang Y P, Robins J, Matisoo-Smith E, Bastos A D S, Maryanto I, Sinaga M H, Denys C, Van Den Bussche V D, Con roy C, Rowe K, Cooper A. 2011. Multiple geographic origins of commensalism and complex dispersal history of black rats. PLoS ONE, 6 (11):e26357.
Balakirev A, Rozhnov V. 2021. Contribution to the species composi tion and taxonomic status of some Rattus inhabiting southern Viet nam and Sundaland. Russian Journal of Theriology, 11 (1):33-45.
Chen S D, Liu S Y, Liu Y, He K, Chen W C, Zhang X Y, Fan Z X, Tu F Y, Jia X D, Yue B S. 2012. Molecular phylogeny of Asiatic short-tailed shrews, genus Blarinella Thomas, 1911 (Mammalia:Soricomorpha:Soricidae) and its taxonomic implications. Zoo taxa, 3250:43-53.
Chen S D, Qing J, Liu Z, Liu Y, Tang M K, Murphy R W, Pu Y T, Wang X M, Tang K Y, Guo K J, Jiang X L, Liu S Y. 2020. Multi locus phylogeny and cryptic diversity of white-toothed shrews(Mammalia, Eulipotyphla, Crocidura) in China. BMC Evolution ary Biology, 20 (29):2-14.
Corbet G B. 1978. The Mammals of the Palaearctic Region. A Taxo nomic Review. London, British Museum (Natural History).
Corbet G B, Hill J E. 1986. A World List of Mammalian Species. 2nd. ed. London, British Museum (Natural History).
Corbet G B, Hill J E. 1992. Mammals of Indomalayan Region. A Sys tematic Review. Oxford:Oxford University Press, 399-404.
Darriba D, Taboada G L, Doallo R, Posada D. 2012. JModel Test 2:More models, new heuristics and parallel computing. Nature Methods, 9:772.
Drummond A J, Suchard M A, Xie D, Rambaut A. 2012. Bayesian Phylogenetics with BEAUti and the BEAST 1. 7. Molecular Biol ogy and Evolution, 29 (8):1969-1973.
Ellerman J R. 1941. The Families and Genera of Living Rodents.Vol. Ⅱ. Family Muridae. British Museum (Natural History), Or der of the Trustees of the British Museum, London, 548-642.
Ellerman J R. 1949. The Families and Genera of Living Rodents.With a List of Named Forms. Families & Genera of Living Ro dents with A List of Named Forms.
Ellerman J R, Morrison-Scott T C S. 1951. Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946. London, British Museum(Natural History), 563-576.
Feng Z J, Zheng C L, Cai G Q. 1986. The Mammals of Xizang. Bei jing:Science Press. (in Chinese)
Hodgson B H. 1845. On the rat, mice, and shrews of the central re gion of Nepal. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 15:266-270.
Jansa S A, Barker F K, Heaney A L R. 2006. The pattern and timing of diversification of Philippine endemic rodents:evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences. Systematic Biology, 55 (1):73-88.
Koma T, Yoshimatsu K, Yasuda S P, Li T, Amada T, Shimizu K, Iso zumi R, Mai L T Q, Hoa N T, Nguyen V, Yanashiro T, Hasebe F, Arikawa J. 2013. A survey of rodent-borne pathogens carried by wild Rattus spp. in Northern Vietnam. Epidemiology & Infec tion, 141 (9):1876-1884.
Lack J B, Greene D U, Conroy C J, Hamilton M J, Bussche R A V D. 2012. Invasion facilitates hybridization with introgression in the Rattus rattus species complex. Molecular Ecology, 21 (14):3545-3561.
Liu S Y, He K, Chen S D, Jin W, Murphy R W, Tang M K, Liao R, Li F J. 2018. How many species of Apodemus and Rattus occur in China? A survey based on mitochondrial cyt b and morphological analyses. Zoological Research, 39 (5):309-320.
Liu S Y, Sun Z Y, Liu Y, Wang H, Guo P, Murphy R W. 2012. A new vole from Xizang, China (Cricetidae:Arvicolinae) and the mo lecular phylogeny of the genus Neodon. Zootaxa, 3235:1-22.
Luo R. 1993. The Mammalian Fauna of Guizhou. Guizhou:Guizhou Science and Technology Publishing House. (in Chinese)
McComish B J. 2012. Exploring Biological Sequence Space:Selected Problems in Sequence Analysis and Phylogenetics. New Zealand:Massey University.
Musser G G, Marshall J T, Boeadi J. 1979. Definition and contents of the sundaic genus Maxomys (Rodentia, Muridae). Journal of Mammalogy, 60 (3):592-606.
Musser G G, Carleton M D. 1993. Family Muridae. In:Wilson D E, Reeder D M eds. Mammal Species of the World:A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second ed. Washington and London, Random House Smithsonian Institution Press, 501-755.
Musser G G, Carleton M D. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In:Wilson D E, Reeder D M eds. Mammal Species of the World:A Taxo nomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed, vol. 2. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 894-1531.
Pagès M, Bazin E, Galan M, Chaval Y, Claude J, Herbreteau V, Mich aux J, Piry S, Morand S, Cosson J F. 2013. Cytonuclear discor dance among Southeast Asian black rats (Rattus rattus complex).Molecular Ecology, 22 (4):1019-1034.
Pagès M, Chaval Y, Herbreteau V, Waengsothorn S, Cosson J F, Hugot J P, Morand S, Michaux J. 2010. Revisiting the taxonomy of the Rattini tribe:a phylogeny-based delimitation of species boundar ies. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 10:184.
Pierre-Henri F, Marie P, Musser G G, Fitriana Y S, Jon F, Andy J, Jons son K, Johan M, Gono S. 2013. A new genus of rodent from Wal lacea (Rodentia:Muridae:Murinae:Rattini), and its implication for biogeography and Indo-Pacific Rattini systematics. Zoologi cal Journal of the Linnean Society, 169:408-447.
Robins J H, Hingston M, Matisoo-Smith E, Ross H A. 2010a. Identi fying Rattus species using mitochondrial DNA. Molecular Ecol ogy Notes, 7 (5):717-729.
Robins J H, Mclenachan P A, Phillips M J, McComish B J, Matisoo-Smith E, Ross H A. 2010b. Evolutionary relationships and diver gence times among the native rats of Australia. BMC Evolution ary Biology, 10 (1):1-16.
Rowe K C, Reno M L, Richmond D M, Adkins R M, Steppan S J. 2008. Pliocene colonization and adaptive radiations in Australia and New Guinea (Sahul):Multilocus systematics of the old en demic rodents (Muroidea:Murinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 47:84-101
Satunin C A. 1903. Neue Nagetiere aus Centrallasien. Annuaire Mu see Zoologique de L'Academie Imperiade des Sciences de St. -Peters-bourg, 7:566-575
Schlitter D A, Thonglongya K. 1971. Rattus turkestanicus (Satunin, 1903), the valid name for Rattus rattoides Hodgson, 1845 (Mam malia:Rodentia). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Wash ington, 84:171-174.
Smith A T, Xie Y. 2009. A Guide to the Mammals of China. Chang sha:Hunan Education Publishing House. (in Chinese)
Suzuki H, Tsuchiya K, Takezaki N. 2000. A molecular phylogenetic framework for the Ryukyu endemic rodents Tokudaia osimensis and Diplothrix legata. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 15(1):15-24.
Tamura K, Peterson D, Peterson N, Stecher G, Nei M, Kumar S. 2011. MEGA5:Molecular evolutionary genetics analysis using maximum likelihood, evolutionary distance, and maximum parsi mony methods. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 28 (10):2731-2739.
Wang Y X. 2003. A Complete Checklist of Mammal Species and Subspecies in China:A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Beijing:China Forestry Publishing House. (in Chinese)
Wilson D E, Lacher Jr T E, Mittermeier R A. 2017. Handbook of the Mammals of the World (Volume 7). Lynx Edicions.
Wu Y, Hu J C, Yu Z W, Deng Q X. 1993. Five new record of beasts in Sichuan Province. Journal of Sichuan Normal University (Natu ral Science), 14 (4):33-35. (in Chinese)
Smith A T, 谢焱. 2009. 中国兽类野外手册. 长沙:湖南教育出版社.
王应祥. 2003. 中国哺乳动物种与亚种分类名录与分布大全. 北京:中国林业出版社.
冯祚建, 郑昌琳, 蔡桂全. 1986. 西藏哺乳类. 北京:科学出版社.
吴毅, 胡锦矗, 余志伟, 邓其祥. 1993. 四川省兽类五新纪录. 四川师范学院学报 (自然科学版), 14 (4):33-35.
张荣祖. 1999. 中国动物地理. 北京:科学出版社.
罗蓉, 等. 1993. 贵州兽类志. 贵州:贵州科技出版社.
钱燕文, 冯祚建. 1974. 珠穆朗玛峰地区科学考察报告. 生物与高山生理. 北京:科学出版社.
黄文几, 陈延熹, 温业新. 1995. 中国啮齿类. 上海:复旦大学出版社.

Options

Outlines

模态框（Modal）标题

Abstract

Cite this article

References