Microtus ilaeus

O. Thomas, 1912

Tian Shan Vole

Also as Kazakhstan Vole.
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Location:Germany, Berlin, Tierpark BerlinDate taken:Sep 5, 1987Description : Also as Kazakhstan Vole.

Distribution :

W Uzbekistan just south of the Aral Sea, eastward through S Kazakhstan nearly to border south of Lake Balkhash and into NW Xinjiang Prov., NW China.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5485

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Tribe : Arvicolini
Genus : Microtus
Subgenus : Microtus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1912-03-01. Two new Asiatic voles. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(51):348-350.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639105

Original name as described

Microtus ilaeus

Other common names

Kazakhstan Vole

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1911.12.14.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bc7606e4-dd72-4e8b-8664-f83a6ac4a54d

Type locality

"Djarkent, Semiretschensk [= Semirechyia], E. Russian Turkestan [= E Kazakhstan]. ‘On the banks of the River Ussek.'"

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · China

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002073

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 8 names and synonyms.

Microtus ilaeus

O. Thomas, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ilaeus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1911.12.14.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/bc7606e4-dd72-4e8b-8664-f83a6ac4a54d

Authority page

348

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18639105

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet (1978:114) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35988)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Smith & Xie (2008:232) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13438) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13438/22350742) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microtus iloeus

Vinogradov, 1930

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

iloeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

44

Authority publication

book

Microtus transcaspicus iloeus

Vinogradov & Argyropulo, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

iloeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

206

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

Vinogradov & Argiropulo (1936:206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69633)

Microtus arvalis kirgisorum

Ognev, 1950

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kirgisorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-35071

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-35071

Authority page

219

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus kirgisorum

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

kirgisorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

162

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Musser & Carleton (1993:523) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:261) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Microtus (Microtus) ilaeus igromovi

Meyyer & Golenishchev in Meyyer, Golenishchev, Radzhabli, & Sablina, 1996

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

igromovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 65413

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

272

Authority publication

Труды Зоологического института

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:365) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

ileos

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ileos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

1001

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus ilaeus ilaeus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ilaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

355

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

  1. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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