| Linzhi mountain vole | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Neodon |
| Species: | N. linzhiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neodon linzhiensis Liu, Sun, Liu, Wang, Guo & Murphy, 2012 [2] | |
The Linzhi mountain vole (Neodon linzhiensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. [2] It is endemic to mountainous parts of southern China. [1]
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