Alticola semicanus

(G. M. Allen, 1924)

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, G.M. 1924-09-30. Microtines collected by the Asiatic Expeditions. American Museum Novitates 133:1-13.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170295

Original name as described

Microtus (Alticola) worthingtoni semicanus

Other common names

Mongolian Silver Vole

Type material

AMNH M-57805

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-57805

Type locality

"Sain Noin Khan, Mongolia."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Russia · Mongolia · China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002154

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 (Alticola) worthingtoni semicanus

(G. M. Allen, 1924)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

semicanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-57805

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-57805

Authority page

6

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Alticola (Alticola) semicanus alleni

Argyropulo, 1933

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

alleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 19367

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342919

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Alticola semicanus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

semicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:217) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #955) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:91) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/955/115054839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Alticola semicanus semicanus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

semicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

307

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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