Schelkovnikov's pine vole
Schelkovnikov's pine vole (Microtus schelkovnikovi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Azerbaijan and Iran. It has recently been considered the sole species in the subgenus Hyrcanicola.
| Schelkovnikov's pine vole | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Subgenus: | Hyrcanicola Nadachowski, 2007 |
| Species: | M. schelkovnikovi |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtus schelkovnikovi (Satunin, 1907) | |
References
- Shenbrot, G. & Kryštufek, B. (2008). "Microtus schelkovnikovi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of near threatened.
- 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.
- Nadachowski, A. 2007. The taxonomic status of Schelkovnikov's Pine Vole Microtus schelkovnikovi (Rodentia, Mammalia). Acta zoologica cracoviensia 50A(1-2):67-72.
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