Lacustrine vole

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Lacustrine vole
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Alexandromys
Species:
A. limnophilus
Binomial name
Alexandromys limnophilus
(Büchner, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Microtus limnophilusBüchner, 1889

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

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References

  1. 1 2 Batsaikhan, N.; Smith, A.T. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Microtus limnophilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T13440A115112907. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13440A22350624.en .
  2. "Alexandromys limnophilus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.