Alexandromys middendorffii

(Poljakov, 1881)

Middendorff's 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 : Alexandromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Poljakov, I.S. 1881. Систематический обзоръ полевокъ, водящихся въ Сибири. Записки Императорской академіи наук 39(2):1-91.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=hugAAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PP1

Original name as described

Arvicola Middendorffii

Type material

ZIN S. 6592

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Dudypta River, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarskiy Krai, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Microtus to Alexandromys; includes hyperboreus, which is sometimes recognized as a distinct species

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/1002031

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 arvalis baicalensis

(Fetisov, 1941)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

baicalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

IGU 231

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

75, 76

Authority publication

Archives of Zoological Museum Moscow State University

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus middendorffi uralensis

(Vinogradov & Argyropulo, 1941)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

uralensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZIN S. 15578

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

202

Authority publication

Moscow

Microtus middendorffi ryphaeus

(Heptner, 1948)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ryphaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZIN S. 15578

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

710

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus middendorffi natio uralensis

(Skalon, 1935)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

uralensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZIN S. 15578

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

43

Authority publication

Известия государственного противочумного института Сибири и ДВК

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus hyperboreus

(Vinogradov, 1933)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hyperboreus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 15722

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Trav. Inst. Zool. Acad. Sci. Leningrad

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13433) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13433/22350554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microtus middendorffi tasensis

(Skalon, 1935)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

tasensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 25010

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

46

Authority publication

Известия государственного противочумного института Сибири и ДВК

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Arvicola Middendorffii

(Poljakov, 1881)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

middendorffii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 6592

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

70

Authority publication

Записки Императорской академіи наук

Microtus middendorffi

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

middendorffi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

163

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Microtus middendorffii

(Musser & Carleton, 2005)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

middendorffii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Alexandromys middendorffii hyperboreus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hyperboreus

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 (2022:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Alexandromys middendorffii

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

middendorffii

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 #400000013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:258) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002031) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13444/115113294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Alexandromys middendorffii middendorffii

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

middendorffii

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 (2022:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Alexandromys middendorffii ryphaeus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ryphaeus

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 (2022:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Arvicola obscurus

(von Middendorff, 1853)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

obscurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

109

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37054614

Authority publication

Saint Petersburg

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus hyperboreus swerevi

(Skalon, 1935)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

swerevi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Известия государственного противочумного института Сибири и ДВК

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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