Biology:Pitymys
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Short description: Subgenus of rodents
| Pitymys | |
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| Microtus pinetorum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Mammalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Rodentia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Cricetidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arvicolinae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Microtus |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Pitymys McMurtrie, 1831 |
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Microtus guatemalensis | |
Pitymys is a subgenus of voles in the genus Microtus. Species in this subgenus are:
- Guatemalan vole (Microtus guatemalensis)
- Tarabundí vole (Microtus oaxacensis)
- Woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum)
- Jalapan pine vole (Microtus quasiater)
Voles of this subgenus often show more adaptations for a fossorial mode of life.
References
D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Wikidata ☰ Q7199556 entry
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