Alai mole vole
| Alai mole vole | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Ellobius |
| Species: | E. alaicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ellobius alaicus Vorontsov, Liapounova et al., 1969 | |
The Alai mole vole (Ellobius alaicus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is known only from Kyrgyzstan, where it has been found in temperate grassland in the Alai Mountains. Little else is known about the vole.[1]
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- 1 2 Tsytsulina, K. (2008). "Ellobius alaicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 975. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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