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Species of rodent

Murree vole
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Hyperacrius
Species: H. wynnei
Binomial name
Hyperacrius wynnei
(Blanford, 1881)

The Murree vole (Hyperacrius wynnei) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to the Himalayas in Pakistan and India. It was named by William Thomas Blanford after its collector, geologist Arthur Beavor Wynne.

Distribution

It is confined to the Himalayas of northern India and Pakistan (including Murree Hills, Kaghan Valley and Swat Valley).

References

  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2019). "Hyperacrius wynnei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10643A22353157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T10643A22353157.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Roberts, T.J., "Field Guide to the small mammals of Pakistan" Karachi:Oxford University Press, 2005 p. 257.
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Extant species of subfamily Arvicolinae
Arvicolini
Arvicola
(Water voles)
Microtini
Alexandromys
Chionomys
(Snow voles)
Hyperacrius
(Voles from Pakistan)
Lasiopodomys
Lemmiscus
Microtus
(Voles)
Neodon
(Mountain voles)
Proedromys
Stenocranius
Volemys
Dicrostonychini
(Collared lemmings)
Dicrostonyx
Ellobiusini
(mole voles)
Ellobius
(Mole voles)
Lagurini
(Steppe lemmings)
Eolagurus
Lagurus
Lemmini
(Lemmings)
Lemmus
(True lemmings)
Myopus
Synaptomys
(Bog lemmings)
Clethrionomyini
Alticola
(Voles from
Central Asia)
Caryomys
Eothenomys
(Voles from
East Asia)
Clethrionomys
(some Red-backed
voles)
Craseomys
(other Red-backed
voles)
Ondatrini
Neofiber
Ondatra
Pliomyini
Dinaromys
Pliophenacomyini
Arborimus
(Tree voles)
Phenacomys
(Heather voles)
Prometheomyini
Prometheomys
Taxon identifiers
Hyperacrius wynnei


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