Alticola yarlungius
M. K. Tang, H. Qiu, B. Q. Peng, & S. Y. Liu in M. K. Tang, H. Qiu, B. Q. Peng, Liao Rui, R. W. Murphy, X. M. Wang, Pan Xuan, Wang Xin, & S. Y. Liu, 2025
Yarlung Zangbo 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
Authority citation
Tang, M.K., Qiu, H., Peng, B.Q., Liao, R., Murphy, R.W., Wang, X.M., Pan, X., Wang, X. and Liu, S.Y. 2025-12-03. A new species of Alticola (Mammalia, Rodentia, Arvicolinae) from southern Tibet, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(4):2387-2403.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.170704Original name as described
Alticola yarlungia
Type material
SAF 230697
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"San'anqulin Township, Longzi County, Lhoka City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China (28.59838°N, 92.92745°E; 4, 022 m elev)."
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
China
Taxonomy notes
recently described; originally spelt 'yarlungia', but the spelling should be changed to 'yarlungius' to match the generic gender since it is an adjective
Taxonomy notes citation
Tang, M.K., Qiu, H., Peng, B.Q., Liao, R., Murphy, R.W., Wang, X.M., Pan, X., Wang, X. and Liu, S.Y. 2025. A new species of Alticola (Mammalia, Rodentia, Arvicolinae) from southern Tibet, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(4):2387-2403. doi:10.3897/zse.101.170704
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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