Chionomys stekolnikovi

Golenishchev, Malikov, Bannikova, A. E. Zykov, Yiğit, & E. Çolak, 2022

Stekolnikov's Snow 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 : Chionomys
Subgenus : Chionomys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Golenishchev, F.N., Malikov, V.G., Bannikova, A.A., Zykov, A.E., Yiğit, N. and Çolak, E. 2022. Diversity of snow voles of the "nivalis" group (Chionomys, Arvicolinae, Rodentia) in the eastern part of the range with a description of a new species. Russian Journal of Theriology 21(1):1-12.

Original name as described

Chionomys stekolnikovi

Type material

ZIN 98639

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Turkey, Central Taurus Mts., Aladaglar Range, 3.5 km west from Karanfil Mt. (37.6084°N, 35.0044°E), 1709 m a.s.l., from the edge of a slope in a meadow with stony soil and bushes"

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Turkey

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Golenishchev, F. N., Malikov, V. G., Bannikova, A. A., Zykov, A. E., Yiğit, N., & Çolak, E. (2022). Diversity of snow voles of the “nivalis” group (Chionomys, Arvicolinae, Rodentia) in the eastern part of the range with a description of a new species. Russian Journal of Theriology, 21(1), 1-12.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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