Pamir rock vole

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Pamir rock vole
Systematics
Superfamily : Mice-like (Muroidea)
Family : Burrowers (Cricetidae)
Subfamily : Voles (arvicolinae)
Tribe : Arvicolini
Genre : Neodon
Type : Pamir rock vole
Scientific name
Neodon juldaschi
Severtzov , 1879

The Pamir rock vole ( Neodon juldaschi ) is a rodent species from the genus Neodon within the voles (Arvicolinae). It occurs in the northwest of the People's Republic of China , Pakistan , Afghanistan , Tajikistan , Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan .

features

The Pamir vole reaches a head-trunk length of 8.3 to 10.5 centimeters with a tail of 2.9 to 3.9 centimeters in length . The rear foot length is 15 to 17 millimeters, the ear length 11 to 14 millimeters. The fur on the back is pale brown, the belly side is grayish brown. The tail is two-colored with a pale brown top and silvery-white underside.

distribution

The Pamir vole occurs in the northwest of the People's Republic of China , in Pakistan , in the northeast of Afghanistan , in the east of Tajikistan , in the west of Uzbekistan and in the southwest of Kyrgyzstan . The distribution area in China includes parts of the northwest of Xizang and the southwest of Xinjiang .

Way of life

As with other species of the genus, very little information is available about the way of life of the Pamir vole. It lives mainly in mountain steppe areas and in temperate forest areas above 3000 meters above sea level. It is herbivorous and stores winter supplies.

Systematics

The Pamir rock vole is classified as a separate species within the genus Neodon , which consists of four to five species. The first scientific description comes from the Russian naturalist Nikolai Alexejewitsch Severzow , who described the species in 1879 using individuals from the Pamirs in the northeastern border area of ​​Tajikistan near the Chinese city of Aksu .

Status, threat and protection

The Pamir rock vole is classified as least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). This is justified with the comparatively large distribution area and the assumed large populations of the species, but no data are available on the stocks and populations . Potential endangerment risks for the species are not known.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c Darrin Lunde, Andrew T. Smith: Juniper Mountain Vole. In: Andrew T. Smith , Yan Xie: A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 2008, ISBN 978-0-691-09984-2 , p. 237.
  2. ↑ a b c Neodon juldaschi in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2016.2. Posted by: S. Molur, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ Neodon juldaschi . In: Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Eds.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. 2 volumes. 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 .

literature

  • Darrin Lunde, Andrew T. Smith: Juniper Mountain Vole. In: Andrew T. Smith , Yan Xie: A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ 2008, ISBN 978-0-691-09984-2 , p. 237.

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