Juniper vole

Juniper vole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Subgenus: Blanfordimys
Species:
M. yuldaschi
Binomial name
Microtus yuldaschi
(Severtzov, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Microtus juldaschi (Severtzov, 1879)
  • Arvicola juldaschi Severtzov, 1879
  • Neodon juldaschi (Severtzov, 1879)

The juniper vole (Microtus yuldaschi)[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and Tajikistan. It was formerly classified in the genus Neodon, but genetic evidence indicates that it is classified within the subgenus Blanfordimys in Microtus.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Molur, S. (2023) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Microtus juldaschi[sic]". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T13436A239468807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T13436A239468807.en.
  2. ^ "Microtus yuldaschi". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.11. American Society of Mammalogists.
  3. ^ "Microtus yuldaschi (Severtzov, 1879)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. ^ Liu, Shaoying; Jin, Wei; Liu, Yang; Murphy, Robert W.; Lv, Bin; Hao, Haibang; Liao, Rui; Sun, Zhiyu; Tang, Mingkun; Chen, Weicai; Fu, Jianrong (2017-02-08). "Taxonomic position of Chinese voles of the tribe Arvicolini and the description of 2 new species from Xizang, China". Journal of Mammalogy. 98 (1): 166–182. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyw170. ISSN 0022-2372. PMC 5901085. PMID 29674783.
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