Biology:Proedromys
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Short description: Genus of rodents
| Proedromys Temporal range: Pleistocene? - Recent
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Tribe: | Microtini |
| Genus: | Proedromys Thomas, 1911 |
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Proedromys bedfordi | |
Proedromys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae from China . It is part of the tribe Arvicolini within the subfamily Arvicolinae, which contains the voles, lemmings, and relatives. It contains the following species:
- Duke of Bedford's vole (Proedromys bedfordi)
- Liangshan vole (Proedromys liangshanensis)
References
- Liu, S. Z. Sun, Z. Zeng, and E. Zhao. 2007. A new vole (Cricetidae: Arvicolinae: Proedromys) from the Liangshan Mountains of Sichuan Province, China. Journal of Mammalogy, 88:1170-1178.
- 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2716307 entry
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