Microtus majori

O. Thomas, 1906

Major's Pine 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 : Terricola

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1906-04-01. New insectivores and voles collected by Mr. A. Robert near Trebizond. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)17(100):415-421.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245637

Original name as described

Microtus (Pitymys) Majori

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1906.3.6.148

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/34e744d6-09ca-4c20-818d-e1325927d5c2

Type locality

"Sumela [= Meryemana], south of Trebizond [= Trabzon, Turkey]. Altitude 700–1300 m."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Turkey

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002082

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 (Pitymys) Majori

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

majori

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1906.3.6.148

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/34e744d6-09ca-4c20-818d-e1325927d5c2

Authority page

419

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19245637

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:250) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136354/22346545) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pitymys majori fokanovi

(Baryshnikov & G. I. Baranova, 1983)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fokanovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 69100

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

119

Authority publication

Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta

Arbusticola rubelianus ciscaucasicus

(Ognev, 1924)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ciscaucasicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-18563

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-18563

Authority page

34

Authority publication

Nature and Sport in Ukraine

Name usages

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

Pitymys majori

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

majori

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 (1982:501, 502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Pitymys ciscaucasicus

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ciscaucasicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

500

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus majori ciscaucasicus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ciscaucasicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

345

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus majori majori

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

majori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

345

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus dinniki

Satunin, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dinniki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

59

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus (Arbusticola) rubelianus colchicus

Shidlovsky, 1919

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

colchicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Tiflis Bull. Ter. Exp. Stat.

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus (Arbusticola) rubelianus

Shidlovsky, 1919

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rubelianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Tiflis Bull. Ter. Exp. Stat.

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Arbusticola rubellianus vinogradovi

(Sviridenko, 1936)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vinogradovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum · preoccupied

Authority publication

Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus majori labensis

Heptner, 1948

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

labensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

711

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Pitymys majori transcaucasicus

(Khatukhov & Tembotov, 1982)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

transcaucasicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

74

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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