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Proedromys bedfordi

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Ordo: Rodentia
Subordo: Myomorpha
Superfamilia: Muroidea
Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Arvicolinae
Genus: Proedromys
Species: Proedromys bedfordi

Name

Proedromys bedfordi Thomas, 1911

Type locality: China (Southern Gansu)

Synonyms

Microtus bedfordi (Thomas, 1911)


References

Proedromys bedfordi in Mammal Species of the World.
Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
IUCN link: Proedromys bedfordi Thomas, 1911 (Vulnerable)


Vernacular names
English: Duke of Bedford's Vole

The Duke of Bedford's Vole (Proedromys bedfordi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in China.

References

^ Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. (2008). Proedromys bedfordi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 Jule 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of vulnerable.

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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