The Alai mole vole (Ellobius alaicus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is known only from Kyrgyzstan, where it has been found in temperate grassland in the Alai Mountains. Little else is known about the vole.[1]
| Alai mole vole | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Ellobius |
| Species: | E. alaicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ellobius alaicus Vorontsov, Liapounova et al., 1969
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It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ a b Gerrie, R. & Kennerley, R. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Ellobius alaicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T7653A115085601. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T7653A22339851.en. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 975. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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