兽类学报2025，Vol.45Issue(1)：17-27,11.DOI:10.16829/j.slxb.150984
中国现生哺乳动物模式产地的空间分布与保护学思考
Spatial distribution and conservation implications of the type localities of mammals in China
摘要
Abstract
The type locality of a species refers to the geographical location where the specimen was firstly collected and described.In biological taxonomy,phylogenetic reconstruction,and evolutionary studies,samples from the type locality are considered more reliable taxonomically and can better represent the current evolutionary state of the species com-pared to other geographic populations.Moreover,these samples are also important in research across various fields of bi-ological science and in the preservation of genomic resources.Based on the analysis of the spatial distribution density and changes in the areas where type localities of valid species of extant mammals in China were discovered in different historical periods,this article collected the coordinate information on type localities for all of these valid species.The re-sults show that approximately 42％of the valid species of extant mammals in China have their original type localities within the country.The Himalaya mountains,Hengduan Mountains,and Taiwan are regions where type localities of ex-tant mammals in China are highly concentrated,with over 54％of the species(over 170 species)distributed in these ar-eas.Analysis of the density of type localities of mammals discovered in different historical periods reveals that most spe-cies described in the early history were not within China.This is related to the development of taxonomy in Europe after the introduction of Linnaeus's binomial nomenclature,as well as to the broader distribution of these species.The Hima-layan Mountains,the Hengduan Mountains,and Taiwan have been areas where new species have been more concentrat-edly discovered since 1800,which is related to the presence of a large number of endemic and narrowly distributed spe-cies in these areas.Focusing on the regions where topotypes of extant mammals are concentrated and accelerating the collection and preservation of type specimens and high-quality genetic resources are of great significance for the protec-tion and research of biodiversity in China,as well as for the training of the next generation of taxonomists.关键词
哺乳动物/模式产地/空间分布/基因组资源Key words
Mammalian/Type locality/Spatial distribution/Genomic resources分类
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葛德燕,温知新,李睿,刘启涛,杨奇森..中国现生哺乳动物模式产地的空间分布与保护学思考[J].兽类学报,2025,45(1):17-27,11.基金项目
青藏高原第二次综合科学考察研究(2019QZKK0501/2019QZKK0402) （2019QZKK0501/2019QZKK0402）
西藏重点地区野生动植物多样性考察(ZL202303601) （ZL202303601）
中国科学院动物研究所自主部署项目(2023IOZ0104) （2023IOZ0104）
