Chionomys lasistanius

(Neuhäuser, 1936)

Lazistan Snow 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 : Chionomys
Subgenus : Protochionomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Neuhäuser, G. 1936. Diagnosen neuer kleinasiatischer Mäuse. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 11:159-160.

Original name as described

Microtus (Chionomys) gud lasistanius

Type material

Neuhäuser collection 2231

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Varsambeg Dağ, Rize, Turkey.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Turkey · Georgia

Taxonomy notes

split from C. gud

Taxonomy notes citation

Bannikova, A. A., Sighazeva, A. M., Malikov, V. G., Golenishchev, F. N., & Dzuev, R. I. (2013). Genetic diversity of Chionomys genus (Mammalia, Arvicolinae) and comparative phylogeography of snow voles. Russian journal of genetics, 49(5), 561-575. · Wilson D.E., Lacher T.E., Mittermeier R.A. 2017. Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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