Chionomys
Chionomys Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene to Recent | |
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Chionomys nivalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Tribe: | Arvicolini |
Subtribe: | Arvicolina |
Genus: | Chionomys Miller, 1908 |
Species | |
Chionomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species:
- Caucasian snow vole (Chionomys gud)
- European snow vole (Chionomys nivalis)
- Robert's snow vole (Chionomys roberti)
References
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Genus Chionomys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 969–970. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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