Alexandromys sachalinensis

(Vasin, 1955)

Sakhalin 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

Vasin, B.N. 1955. Новый вид серой полевки с Сахалина (_Microtus sachalinensis_, sp. n.). Зоологический Журнал 34(2):427-431.

Original name as described

Microtus sachalinensis

Other common names

Sakhalin Island Vole

Type material

ZIN S. 37184

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Olen'ya River Estuary, Sakhalin Island, Russia.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia

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/1002036

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 sachalinensis

(Vasin, 1955)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sachalinensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 37184

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

427

Authority publication

Зоологический Журнал

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:497) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Alexandromys sachalinensis

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sachalinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

330

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:247) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13455/22348593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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