Caucasian snow vole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Genus: | Chionomys |
Species: | C. gud |
Binomial name | |
Chionomys gud Satunin, 1909 | |
The Caucasian snow vole (Chionomys gud) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
It is found in Georgia, Russian Federation, and Turkey.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland.
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Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.