Chionomys
Chionomys Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene to Recent
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European snow vole, (Chionomys nivalis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Tribe: | Microtini |
Genus: | Chionomys Miller, 1908 |
Type species | |
Arvicola nivalis | |
Species | |
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Chionomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[1]
Taxonomy
IUCN recognize the following 3 species:[1]
- Caucasian snow vole (Chionomys gud)
- European snow vole (Chionomys nivalis)
- Robert's snow vole (Chionomys roberti)
The American Society of Mammalogists additionally recognizes these two species:[2]
- Lazistan snow vole (Chionomys lasistanius) split from C. gud[3]
- Stekolnikov's snow vole (Chionomys stekolnikovi) recently described[4][5]
References
- ^ OCLC 62265494.
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- ^ "Chionomys lasistanius". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
- ^ "Chionomys stekolnikovi". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
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