Chionomys
Genus of rodents
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Chionomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[1]
| Chionomys Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene to Recent | |
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| European snow vole, (Chionomys nivalis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Tribe: | Microtini |
| Genus: | Chionomys Miller, 1908 |
| Type species | |
| Arvicola nivalis Martins, 1842 | |
| Species | |
Taxonomy
Mammal Species of the World and the IUCN recognize the following 3 species:[1]
- Caucasian snow vole (Chionomys gud)
- European snow vole (Chionomys nivalis)
- Robert's snow vole (Chionomys roberti)
The American Society of Mammalogists additionally recognizes these two species:[2]
- Lazistan snow vole (Chionomys lasistanius) split from C. gud[3]
- Stekolnikov's snow vole (Chionomys stekolnikovi) recently described[4][5]
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