Juniper vole

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Juniper vole

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Subgenus: Blanfordimys
Species:
M. juldaschi
Binomial name
Microtus juldaschi
(Severtzov, 1879)
Synonyms

Neodon juldaschi
Blanfordimys juldaschi

The juniper vole (Microtus juldaschi) 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.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Molur, S. (2008). "Neodon juldaschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
  2. ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  3. ^ 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.
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.


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