Transcaspian vole

Transcaspian vole
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Rodentia
Family:Cricetidae
Subfamily:Arvicolinae
Genus:Microtus
Subgenus:Microtus
Species: M. transcaspicus
Binomial name
Microtus transcaspicus
Satunin, 1905
Synonyms

kermanensis Roguin, 1988

The Transcaspian vole (Microtus transcaspicus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkmenistan.

References

  1. Shenbrot, G. (2008). "Microtus transcaspicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 June 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.

Notes

  • 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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