Murree vole

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Murree vole
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Hyperacrius
Species:
H. wynnei
Binomial name
Hyperacrius wynnei
(Blanford, 1881)

The Murree vole (Hyperacrius wynnei) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to the Himalayas in Pakistan and India. [1] It was named by William Thomas Blanford after its collector, geologist Arthur Beavor Wynne.

Distribution

It is confined to the Himalayas of northern India and Pakistan [1] (including Murree Hills, Kaghan Valley and Swat Valley [2] ).

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Cassola, F. (2019). "Hyperacrius wynnei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T10643A22353157. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T10643A22353157.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Roberts, T.J., "Field Guide to the small mammals of Pakistan" Karachi:Oxford University Press, 2005 p. 257.