Juniper vole

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Juniper vole
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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 juldaschiSevertzov, 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]

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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.