Southern mole vole
| Southern mole vole | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Ellobius |
| Species: | E. fuscocapillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ellobius fuscocapillus Blyth, 1843 | |
The southern mole vole (Ellobius fuscocapillus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan.
Chromosomes
Southern mole voles are the only member of Ellobius demonstrated to have both a normal XY/XX chromosomal sex determination system and an SRY gene.[3]
References
- ↑ Shenbrot, G.; Kryštufek, B.; Molur, S. (2008). "Ellobius fuscocapillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 975. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Bagheri-Fam, S et al. (January 2012). "Sox9 gene regulation and the loss of the XY/XX sex-determining mechanism in the mole vole Ellobius lutescens.". Chromosome Research 20 (1): 191–9. doi:10.1007/s10577-011-9269-5. PMID 22215485.