Alticola argentatus

(Severtzov, 1879)

Silver Mountain Vole

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Izv. Soc. Nat. Anthrop. Etnogr., vol. 8, 2, 82

Original name as described

Arvicola argentata

Type material

ZIN S. 20223

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Alichur, Murgab District, Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Kazakhstan · Tajikistan · Kyrgyzstan · Uzbekistan · Afghanistan · Pakistan · India · China

Taxonomy notes

previously included A. parvidens

Taxonomy notes citation

Kryštufek, B. and Shenbrot, G.I. 2022. Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region. University of Maribor, Maribor. doi:10.18690/um.fnm.2.2022

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002149

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: 30 names and synonyms.

Arvicola leucura

(Severtzov, 1873)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

leucura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZMMU S-44256

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-44256

Authority page

61, 82

Authority publication

Известия Императорского Общества Любителей Естествознания

Name usages

  1. Severtsov (1873:82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68449)
  2. Severtsov (1873:61, 82) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68449)
  3. Severtsov (1876:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15925055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36030)
  4. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Arvicola argentata

(Severtzov, 1879)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

argentatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 20223

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

82

Authority publication

Записки Туркестанского отделения Общества любителей естествознания, антропологии и этнографии

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Arvicola blanfordi

(Scully, 1880)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

blanfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1908.3.9.17

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d7b2e631-7512-4d91-a686-cb84b2355f72

Authority page

399

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25170624

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Blanford (1881:104, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35598031) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69329)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Arvicola severtzowi

(A. A. Tikhomirov & Kurtchagin, 1889)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

severtzowi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

ZMMU S-44256

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-44256

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Извѣстiя Императорскаго Общества любителей естествознанiя, антропологiи и этнографiи

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus blanfordi

(G. S. Miller, 1896)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

blanfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811343

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Miller (1896:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14564)
  2. Trouessart (1897:554, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435098) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  3. Trouessart (1904:456, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  4. Thomas (1918:371, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5454141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/32316)

Alticola worthingtoni

G. S. Miller, 1906

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

worthingtoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.12.4.11

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/70d1df8b-2ee0-4017-ae06-db70dd12adf4

Authority page

373

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51472424

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Vinogradov & Argiropulo (1936:192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69633)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:79) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus (Alticola) argurus

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

argurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.4.3.100

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5cdca8a7-ccc9-4d42-887a-48fb9e8bd9c6

Authority page

264

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071633

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Alticola phasma

G. S. Miller, 1912

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

phasma

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.4.1.120

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337545

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Alticola worthingtoni subluteus

O. Thomas, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subluteus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.5.10.186

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b79e69d2-bd93-4985-8626-75b01115fe01

Authority page

570

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641329

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Alticola gracilis

Kashkarov, 1923

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=DGPEEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA203

Authority publication

Труды Туркестанского научного общества

Name usages

  1. Kashkarov (1923:203, https://books.google.com/books?id=DGPEEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA203) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69098)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:78) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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