''Alticola'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the Order (biology), order Rodentia ( ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and Mandible, lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal specie ...
in the family
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family ...
.
Species
The following species are recognized by the
American Society of Mammalogists The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) was founded in 1919. Its primary purpose is to encourage the study of mammal
A mammal () is a vertebrate animal of the Class (biology), class Mammalia (). Mammals are characterised by the presence ...
:
*Subgenus ''Alticola''
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White-tailed mountain vole, ''A. albicauda''
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Silver mountain vole, ''A. argentatus''
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Gobi Altai mountain vole, ''A. barakshin''
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Alticola kohistanicus''
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Central Kashmir vole, ''A. montosus''
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Lake Baikal mountain vole, ''A. olchonensis''
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Alticola parvidens''
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Royle's mountain vole, ''A. roylei''
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Mongolian silver vole, ''A. semicanus''
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Stolička's mountain vole, ''A. stoliczkanus''
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Flat-headed vole, ''A. strelzovi''
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Tuva silver vole, ''A. tuvinicus''
*Subgenus ''Aschizomys''
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Lemming vole
The lemming vole (''Alticola lemminus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the Russian Federation
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of ...
, ''A. lemminus''
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Large-eared vole, ''A. macrotis''
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by William Thomas Blanford
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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