The Clethrionomyini are a tribe of forest
voles
Voles are small rodents that are relatives of lemmings and hamsters, but with a stouter body; a longer, hairy tail; a slightly rounder head; smaller eyes and ears; and differently formed molar (tooth), molars (high-crowned with angular cusps i ...
in the subfamily
Arvicolinae
The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae (comprising the hamsters and New World rats and mice). Some authorities plac ...
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This tribe was formerly known as Myodini, but when genus ''Myodes'' was deemed to be a junior synonym, the tribe was renamed.
Species in this tribe are:
*Tribe Clethrionomyini
**Genus ''
Alticola
''Alticola'' is a genus of rodent 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 ...
'' - voles from
Central Asia
Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Pers ...
***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''
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Caryomys''
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Ganzu vole, ''C. eva''
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Kolan vole, ''C. inez''
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Eothenomys
''Eothenomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species:
* Kachin red-backed vole (''Eothenomys cachinus'')
* Pratt's vole (''Eothenomys chinensis'')
* Southwest China vole (''Eothenomys custos'')
* Pè ...
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East Asia
East Asia is a geocultural region of Asia. It includes China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan, plus two special administrative regions of China, Hong Kong and Macau. The economies of Economy of China, China, Economy of Ja ...
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Kachin red-backed vole, ''E. cachinus''
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Pratt's vole, ''E. chinensis''
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Southwest China vole, ''E. custos''
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Père David's vole, ''E. melanogaster''
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Yunnan red-backed vole, ''E. miletus''
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Chaotung vole
The Chaotung vole (''Eothenomys olitor''), also known as the black-eared red-backed vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Yunnan, Sichuan, and Guizhou provinces of south-central China
China, officiall ...
, ''E. olitor''
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Yulungshan vole, ''E. proditor''
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Ward's red-backed vole, ''E. wardi''
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Clethrionomys'' - red-backed voles
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Western red-backed vole, ''C. californicus''
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Tien Shan red-backed vole, ''C. centralis''
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Southern red-backed vole, ''C. gapperi''
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Bank vole
The bank vole (''Clethrionomys glareolus'') is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches, with a tail about half as long as its body. A rodent, it lives in woodland areas and is around in length. The bank vole is found in much of Eu ...
, ''C. glareolus''
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Northern red-backed vole, ''C. rutilus''
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Craseomys
''Craseomys'' is a genus of small, slender voles.
The complete list of species is:
* Anderson's red-backed vole, ''C. andersoni''
*Imaizumi's red-backed vole, ''C. imaizumii''
* Korean red-backed vole, ''C. regulus''
* Hokkaido red-backed vole, ...
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Anderson's red-backed vole, ''C. andersoni''
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Imaizumi's red-backed vole
Imaizumi's red-backed vole (''Craseomys imaizumii'') is a species of vole 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 ...
, ''C. imaizumii''
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Korean red-backed vole, ''C. regulus''
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Hokkaido red-backed vole, ''C. rex''
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Grey red-backed vole
The grey red-backed vole or the grey-sided vole (''Craseomys rufocanus'') is a species of vole. An adult grey red-backed vole weighs 20-50 grams. This species ranges across northern Eurasia, including northern China, the northern Korean Pen ...
, ''C. rufocanus''
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Shansei vole
The Shansei vole (''Craseomys shanseius'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in north-central China where its habitat is forests.
Taxonomy
The Shansei vole was first described in 1908 as ''Myodes shanseius'' by th ...
, ''C. shanseius''
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Smith's vole
Smith's vole (''Craseomys smithii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is also known as Smith's red-backed vole and is found only in Japan.
This vole is named after Richard Gordon Smith, (1858–1918) who, after falling out wit ...
, ''C. smithii''
References
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Taxa named by Miklós Kretzoi
Mammal tribes
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