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Ellobius
Genus of rodents / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ellobius is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae.[1] It contains two (E. lutescens and E. tancrei) of the handful of examples of mammal species that have lost the Y chromosome.[2]
Quick Facts Ellobius Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent, Scientific classification ...
Ellobius Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Recent | |
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Northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Tribe: | Ellobiusini Gill, 1872 |
Genus: | Ellobius Fischer, 1814 |
Type species | |
Mus talpinus | |
Species | |
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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)