Caucasian snow vole
The Caucasian snow vole (Chionomys gud) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
| Caucasian snow vole | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Chionomys |
| Species: | C. gud |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionomys gud Satunin, 1909 | |
It is found in Georgia, Russian Federation, and Turkey.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland.
References
- Kryštufek, B.; Bukhnikashvili, A. & Sozen, M. (2008). "Chionomys gud". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern
- 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.
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