Overview
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Proedromys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae from China. It is part of the tribe Arvicolini within the subfamily Arvicolinae, which contains the voles, lemmings, and relatives. It contains the following species:
- Duke of Bedford's Vole (Proedromys bedfordi)
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- Liu, S. Z. Sun, Z. Zeng, and E. Zhao. 2007. A new vole (Cricetidae: Arvicolinae: Proedromys) from the Liangshan Mountains of Sichuan Province, China. Journal of Mammalogy, 88:1170-1178.
- 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.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Proedromys is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species and subspecies in the Genus Proedromys: P. bedfordi (Duke of Bedford's Vole) · P. liangshanensis (Liangshan Vole)
References
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- Liu, S. Z. Sun, Z. Zeng, and E. Zhao. 2007. A new vole (Cricetidae: Arvicolinae: Proedromys) from the Liangshan Mountains of Sichuan Province, China. Journal of Mammalogy, 88:1170-1178.
- 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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