Chionomys Explained

Chionomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

Taxonomy

Mammal Species of the World and the IUCN recognize the following 3 species:

• 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:^[1]

• Lazistan snow vole (Chionomys lasistanius)
• Stekolnikov's snow vole (Chionomys stekolnikovi) ^[2]

Notes and References

1. Mammal Diversity Database . 2023. Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set] . Zenodo . 10.5281/zenodo.7830771.
2. Golenishchev . F. N. . Malikov . V. G. . Bannikova . A. A. . Zykov . A. E. . Yiğit . N. . Çolak . E. . 2022 . Diversity of snow voles of the “nivalis” group (Chionomys, Arvicolinae, Rodentia) in the eastern part of the range with a description of a new species . Russian Journal of Theriology . 21 . 1 . 1-12. 10.15298/rusjtheriol.21.1.01. free .