Hyperacrius fertilis

(F. W. True, 1894)

Burrowing 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 : Hyperacrius

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

True, F.W. 1894-05-08. Notes on mammals of Baltistan and the Vale of Kashmir, presented to the National Museum by Dr. W. L. Abbott. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 17:1-16.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15674975

Original name as described

Arvicola fertilis

Other common names

Subalpine Kashmir Vole · True's Vole

Type material

USNM:MAMM:20147 (= USNM:MAMM:A35510)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31597475a-8df9-4542-a3c0-9edebb760cd5

Type locality

"Pir Panjal range, [Kashmir, India]. 8,500 feet [= 2591 m]."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Pakistan · India

Taxonomy notes

moved from Clethrionomyini to Arvicolini

Taxonomy notes citation

Abramson, N. I., Golenishchev, F. N., Bodrov, S. Y., Bondareva, O. V., Genelt-Yanovskiy, E. A., & Petrova, T. V. (2020). Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic position of genus Hyperacrius (Rodentia: Arvicolinae) from Kashmir based on evidences from analysis of mitochondrial genome and study of skull morphology. PeerJ, 8, e10364.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002190

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 aitchisoni

(G. S. Miller, 1897)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

aitchisoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1896.11.2.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/870e0adc-3b5b-42fe-b6ca-a92d951185b8

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3942267

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Arvicola fertilis

(F. W. True, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fertilis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:20147 (= USNM:MAMM:A35510)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31597475a-8df9-4542-a3c0-9edebb760cd5

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15674975

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Hyperacrius fertilis zygomaticus

C. J. Phillips, 1969

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

zygomaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:413574

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37320704e-40ba-4af7-ad18-c813a465df89

Authority page

469

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus brachelix

(G. S. Miller, 1899)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brachelix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:63445

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/371be6007-d392-457e-9163-aa1d3c9d55dd

Authority page

290

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6389475

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Hyperacrius fertilis

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fertilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

160

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:487) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #10642) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #10642) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10642/115098670) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Hyperacrius fertilis brachelix

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

brachelix

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

312

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Hyperacrius fertilis fertilis

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fertilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

312

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:183) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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