Microtus schidlovskii
Argyropulo, 1933
Schidlovski's 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 | : Microtus |
| Subgenus | : Microtus |
Species status
Authority citation
Argyropulo, A.I. 1933-12-20. Über zwei neue paläarktische Wühlmäuse. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 8(3):180-183.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45342921Original name as described
Microtus (Sumeriomys) colchicus schidlovskii
Type material
ZIN S. 26048
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Near the Station Nalband (Transcaucasian Railway), north-east [correctly northwest] Armenia, 1,200 m a. s. l."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Turkey · Lebanon · Syria · Iran · Georgia · Armenia
Taxonomy notes
has been included under M. irani, but is considered a distinct species following recent molecular (cytb) and morphological evidence
Taxonomy notes citation
Mahmoudi, A., Golenishchev, F. N., Malikov, V. G., Arslan, A., Pavlova, S. V., Petrova, T. V., & Kryštufek, B. (2022). Taxonomic evaluation of the “irani–schidlovskii” species complex (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the Middle East: a morphological and genetic combination. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 300, 1-11. · Thanou, E., Paragamian, K., & Lymberakis, P. (2020). Social but lonely: Species delimitation of social voles and the evolutionary history of the only Microtus species living in Africa. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 58(1), 475-498.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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