Biology:Terricola (subgenus)

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Short description: Subgenus of rodents

Terricola
Microtus lusitanicus.jpg
Lusitanian pine vole, Microtus lusitanicus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Subgenus: Terricola
Fatio, 1867
Species

Microtus bavaricus
Microtus brachycercus
Microtus daghestanicus
Microtus duodecimcostatus
Microtus felteni
Microtus gerbei
Microtus liechtensteini
Microtus lusitanicus
Microtus majori
Microtus multiplex
Microtus savii
Microtus tatricus
Microtus subterraneus
Microtus thomasi

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.[1] Species in this subgenus are:

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.

  1. Boris Krystufek, Huw Griffiths and Vladimir Vohralik (1996) The status and use of Terricola Fatio, 1867 in the Taxonomy of Palaearctic pine voles (Pitymys) (Rodentia, Arvicolinae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique - Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, 66:237-240.

Wikidata ☰ Q5225957 entry