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''Craseomys'' 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 small, slender
vole 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 molars (high-crowned with angular cusps instead of lo ...
s. The complete list of species is: * Anderson's red-backed vole, ''C. andersoni'' *
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'' * Korean red-backed vole, ''C. regulus'' * Hokkaido red-backed vole, ''C. rex'' * Grey red-backed vole, ''C. rufocanus'' *
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'' *
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

Rodent genera Taxa described in 1900 Taxa named by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. {{Arvicolinae-stub