Liangshan vole

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Liangshan vole
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Tribe: Microtini
Genus: Mictomicrotus
Liu, Sun, Zeng & Zhao, 2007 [2]
Species:
M. liangshanensis
Binomial name
Mictomicrotus liangshanensis
(Liu, Sun, Zeng & Zhao, 2007) [2]
Synonyms
  • Proedromys liangshanensisLiu, Sun, Zeng & Zhao, 2007

The Liangshan vole (Mictomicrotus liangshanensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It used to be placed in Proedromys , but has been moved to Mictomicrotus, where it is the sole member of its genus. [3] It is found only in mountainous parts of central China. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Johnston, C.; Smith, A.T. (2016). "Proedromys liangshanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T136459A22379536. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136459A22379536.en .
  2. 1 2 Liu, S.; Sun, Z.; Zeng, Z.; Zhao, E. (2007). "A new vole (Cricetidae: Arvicolinae: Proedromys) from the Liangshan Mountains of Sichuan Province, China". Journal of Mammalogy. 88 (5): 1170–1178. doi: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-141R2.1 . S2CID   59409584.
  3. ↑ "Mictomicrotus liangshanensis". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.11. American Society of Mammalogists.


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