Alexandromys limnophilus

(Büchner, 1890)

Lacustrine Vole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Tribe : Microtini
Genus : Alexandromys
Subgenus : Oecomicrotus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Büchner, E. 1890-06-15. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Lieferung 3. Pp. 89–136 in Büchner, E. 1889-01-02. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Lieferung 2. Pp. 49–88 in Büchner, E. 1894. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommenen Reisen. Zoologischer Theil. Band I. Säugethiere. Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 232 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758212

Original name as described

Microtus limnophilus

Type material

ZIN S. 2335

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Syrtyn, Qaidam, Qinghai, China.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Mongolia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Microtus to Alexandromys

Taxonomy notes citation

Liu, S., Jin, W., Liu, Y., Murphy, R. W., Lv, B., Hao, H., ... & Fu, J. (2016). Taxonomic position of Chinese voles of the tribe Arvicolini and the description of 2 new species from Xizang, China. Journal of Mammalogy, gyw170.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002029

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Microtus malcolmi

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

malcolmi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.2.1.199

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8aa7ba5e-a0e5-44de-9737-ab70a1867c62

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252031

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus limnophilus

(Büchner, 1890)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

limnophilus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 2335

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56758212

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus limnophilus flaviventris

(Satunin, 1903)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

flaviventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 6001

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

577

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8666895

Authority publication

Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Imperiale des Sciences de St.-Pétersbourg

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus limnophilus malygini

(Courant, Brunet-Lecomte, Volobouev, Chaline, Quéré, Nadachowski, Montuire, Bao Genshu, Viriot, R. L. Rausch, Yerbayeva, Shi Dazhong, & Giraudoux, 1999)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

malygini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU "Malygin 811"

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

479

Authority publication

Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Alexandromys limnophilus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

limnophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

331

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:267) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002029) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13440/115112907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Alexandromys limnophilus limnophilus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

limnophilus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

331

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Alexandromys limnophilus malygini

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

malygini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

331

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:331) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:269) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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