Bucharian vole [SEP] parent taxon
Bucharian vole
The Bucharian vole ("Blanfordimys bucharicus") is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitat is temperate desert.
References.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 "in" Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Terricola (subgenus)
Terricola is a subgenus of voles in the genus "Microtus". The authority for this taxon is Fatio in 1867. Earlier use of the name by John Fleming has no formal taxonomic standing. Species in this subgenus are:
- Bavarian pine vole ("Microtus bavaricus)
- Calabria pine vole ("Microtus brachycercus")
- Daghestan pine vole ("Microtus daghestanicus")
- Mediterranean pine vole ("Microtus duodecimcostatus")
- Felten's vole ("Microtus felteni