Bramus lutescens

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Transcaucasian Mole Vole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Tribe : Ellobiusini
Genus : Bramus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1897-08-31. On two new rodents from Van, Kurdistan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)20(117):308-310.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415288

Original name as described

Ellobius lutescens

Other common names

Mountain Mole Vole

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.6.4.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5609b01a-24f7-4dde-9ca4-390dffd6e31b

Type locality

"Van, [Turkey], alt. 5000 feet [=1524 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Turkey · Azerbaijan · Armenia · Iran · Iraq

Taxonomy notes

moved from Ellobius to Bramus

Taxonomy notes citation

Kryštufek, B., & Shenbrot, G. (2022). Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region. University of Maribor Press, Maribor.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002134

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.

Ellobius lutescens

(O. Thomas, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lutescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.6.4.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5609b01a-24f7-4dde-9ca4-390dffd6e31b

Authority page

308

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415288

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Satunin (1906:192, 344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58456398, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58456550) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69040)
  2. Shidlovskiy (1962:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68819)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Musser & Carleton (1993:512) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:279) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  8. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:317) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7655/22340006) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
  13. Abramson, Skalon, Bondareva, Bodrov, Petrova & Dvoyashov (2025:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68651)

Ellobius woosnami

(O. Thomas, 1905)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

woosnami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.10.4.65

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d3af64cb-4aa2-4d19-bef1-c42fb8d40004

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208104

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Ellobius pedorychus

(Bate, 1937)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pedorychus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:M 15280

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

399

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Bramus lutescens

Kryštufek & Shenbrot, 2022

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

lutescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

158

Authority publication

Maribor

Name usages

  1. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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