Blanfordimys is a subgenus of voles in the family Microtus. It was formerly considered a distinct genus, but taxonomic studies group it within the Microtus radiation.[1][2]
Blanfordimys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Genus: | Microtus |
Subgenus: | Blanfordimys Argyropulo, 1933 |
Species | |
It contains the following species:
- Afghan vole (Microtus afghanus)
- Bucharian vole (Microtus bucharensis)
- Juniper vole (Microtus yuldaschi)
References
edit- ^ 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. PMID 29674783.
- ^ "Microtus afghanus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.11. American Society of Mammalogists.
- 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.