Microtus afghanus

O. Thomas, 1912

Afghan 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 : Microtus
Subgenus : Blanfordimys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1912-03-01. Two new Asiatic voles. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(51):348-350.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639106

Original name as described

Microtus (Phaiomys) afghanus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1886.10.15.11

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Golran, Herat, Afghanistan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Afghanistan · Iran

Taxonomy notes

moved from Blanfordimys to Microtus

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/1002052

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 (Phaiomys) afghanus

O. Thomas, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

afghanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1886.10.15.11

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

349

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639106

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  5. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2823/22383332) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microtus afghanus balchanensis

Heptner & Shukurov, 1950

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

balchanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-50534

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-50534

Authority page

149

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus afghanus dangarinensis

Golenishchev & Sablina, 1991

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dangarinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-77313

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-77313

Authority page

107

Authority publication

Зоологический Журнал

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Pitymys afghanus

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

afghanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

161

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:499, 500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Blanfordimys afghanus

(Musser & Carleton, 2005)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

afghanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Microtus afghanus afghanus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

afghanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

333

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:292) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus afganensis

Agadzhanyan & Yatsenko, 1984

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

afganensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

177

Authority publication

Sbornik Trudov Zoologičeskogo Muzeâ Moskovskogo Gosudarstven nogo Universiteta

Name usages

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

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