Clethrionomys centralis

(G. S. Miller, 1906)

Tian Shan Red-backed 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 : Clethrionomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1906-04-01. Some voles from the Tian Shan region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)17(100):371-375.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472424

Original name as described

Evotomys centralis

Other common names

Tian Shan Gray Red-backed Vole

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.4.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/df9f6207-45c5-40f6-a131-e84b78d206a7

Type locality

"Koksu Valley, altitude 9000 feet [= 2743 km]," western Tian Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · China

Taxonomy notes

oldest name available for this genus is now Clethrionomys, as Myodes was shown to be a synonym of Lemmus (however, this is controversial)

Taxonomy notes citation

Kryštufek, B., Tesakov, A. S., Lebedev, V. S., Bannikova, A. A., Abramson, N. I., & Shenbrot, G. (2020). Back to the future: the proper name for red-backed voles is Clethrionomys Tilesius and not Myodes Pallas. Mammalia, 84(2), 214-217.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002162

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.

Evotomys centralis

(G. S. Miller, 1906)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.4.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/df9f6207-45c5-40f6-a131-e84b78d206a7

Authority page

373

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472424

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Evotomys frater

(O. Thomas, 1908)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

frater

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.3.2.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/aee8a59a-9ae1-4aac-a034-03984985d5b8

Authority page

448

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24296179

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Clethrionomys centralis

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

480, 481

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:480, 481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:236) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:64) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4972/115070818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
  8. Abramson, Skalon, Bondareva, Bodrov, Petrova & Dvoyashov (2025:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68651)

Myodes centralis

(Musser & Carleton, 2005)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

centralis

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 (2008:234) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4972) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Myodes centralis centralis

(D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

303

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Myodes centralis frater

(D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

frater

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

303

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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