Mongolian vole

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Mongolian vole
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Alexandromys
Species:
A. mongolicus
Binomial name
Alexandromys mongolicus
(Radde, 1861)
Synonyms [1]
  • Arvicola mongolicusRadde, 1861
  • Microtus arvalis subsp. baicalensisFetisov, 1941
  • Microtus mongolicus(Radde, 1861)
  • Microtus poljakoviKastschenko, 1901
  • Microtus xerophilusSkalon, 1936

The Mongolian vole (Alexandromys mongolicus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. [2] It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Microtus mongolicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T13445A115113408. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13445A22345947.en .
  2. "Alexandromys mongolicus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.