Ellobius
Genus of rodents
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Ellobius is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae.[1] It contains two (E. talpinus and E. tancrei) of the handful of examples of mammal species that have lost the Y chromosome.[2][3]
| Ellobius Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent | |
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| Northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Tribe: | Ellobiusini Gill, 1872 |
| Genus: | Ellobius Fischer, 1814 |
| Type species | |
| Mus talpinus Pallas, 1770 | |
| Species | |
The genus has the following species:
- Alai mole vole (Ellobius alaicus)
- Northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus)
- Zaisan mole vole (Ellobius tancrei)
Two members of this genus were moved to the genus Bramus:
- Southern mole vole (Bramus fuscocapillus)
- Transcaucasian mole vole (Bramus lutescens)
See also
- Tokudaia another mammal genus that has lost the Y-chromosome
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