Alexandromys oeconomus
(Pallas, 1776)
Root 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
Authority citation
Pallas, P.S. 1776. Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs. Volume 3. Kayserlichen Academie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg, 760pp.
Authority publication link
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k973350/f716.itemOriginal name as described
Mus oeconomus
Other common names
Tundra Vole
Type locality
Ishim River valley, Tyumen' Region, Russia.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic · Palearctic
Country distribution
Netherlands · Germany · Austria · Hungary · Slovakia · Poland · Lithuania · Belarus · Ukraine · Estonia · Latvia · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Russia · Kazakhstan · Mongolia · China · United States · Canada
Subregion distribution
USA(AK)
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
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