Microtus multiplex

(Fatio, 1905)

Alpine 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

Fatio, V. 1905. Campagnols et musaraignes suisses. Quelques formes peu connues. Importance variable de certains caractères. Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles (4)19:188-202.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29632216

Original name as described

Arvicola subterraneus multiplex

Type material

MHNG 720.24a, MHNG 720.24b, MHNG 729.48a, MHNG 729.48b

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

near Lugano, Ticino Canton, Switzerland.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

France · Switzerland · Italy

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002087

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.

Arvicola (Microtus) selysii

(Gerbe, 1852)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

selysii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2318999

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Arvicola subterraneus multiplex

(Fatio, 1905)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

multiplex

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 720.24a, MHNG 720.24b, MHNG 729.48a, MHNG 729.48b

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

193

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29632216

Authority publication

Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles

Microtus leponticus

O. Thomas, 1906

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leponticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type

MF 9914

Type kind

syntypes

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. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Pitymys leponticus

(Forsyth Major in Giglioli, 1909)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leponticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

19

Authority publication

Pubblicazioni del R. Istituto di Studi Superiori Pratici e di Perfezionamento in Firenze

Pitymys multiplex fatioï

(Mottaz, 1909)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fatioi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Mottaz 1041

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924071898765?urlappend=%3Bseq=188%3Bownerid=27021597769213693-192

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de Genève

Name usages

  1. Mottaz (1909:180, https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924071898765?urlappend=%3Bseq=188%3Bownerid=27021597769213693-192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69365)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Pitymys multiplex

(Mottaz, 1909)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

multiplex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924071898765?urlappend=%3Bseq=188%3Bownerid=27021597769213693-192

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de Genève

Name usages

  1. Mottaz (1909:180, https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924071898765?urlappend=%3Bseq=188%3Bownerid=27021597769213693-192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69365)
  2. Miller (1912:764, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8422083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  3. Kurtén (1968:219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5363)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Pitymys selysii

(Mottaz, 1909)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

selysii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924071898765?urlappend=%3Bseq=188%3Bownerid=27021597769213693-192

Authority publication

Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de Genève

Name usages

Mottaz (1909:180, https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924071898765?urlappend=%3Bseq=188%3Bownerid=27021597769213693-192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69365)

Pitymys druentius

(G. S. Miller, 1911)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

druentius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

39

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779364

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Miller (1912:762, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8422081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Pitymys fatioi

(G. S. Miller, 1912)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fatioi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

763

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8422082

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Miller (1912:763, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8422082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5948)

Pitymys fatioi orientalis

(Dal Piaz, 1924)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MTSN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Studi Trentini di Scienze Naturali, Acta Geologica

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus (Terricola) multiplex vuillemeyi

Brunet-Lecomte, Chaline, & Campy, 1993

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

vuillemeyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

335-344

Authority publication

Revue de Paléobiologie

Name usages

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

Microtus multiplex

Musser & Carleton, 1993

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

multiplex

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

525

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (1993:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Gippoliti (2013:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/25250)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13490/513663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microtus (Terricola) multiplex niethammeri

Brunet-Lecomte & Volobouev, 1994

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

niethammeri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CSTUB DIMMUL891001

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45584844

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:334) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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