New species of vole of "guentheri" group (Rodentia, Arvicolinae, Microtus) from Iran

New species of vole of "guentheri" group (Rodentia, Arvicolinae, Microtus) from Iran

Golenishchev F.N., Malikov V.G., Nazari F., Vaziri A.Sh., Sablina O.V., Polyakov A.V.

P. 117-123

According to data on comparative cytogenetics, morphology and hybridization a new species Microtus (Sumeriomys) qazvinensis Golenishchev sp. nov. from Bu’in-Zahra (Qazvin Province, Northern Iran) is described.DOI: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.1.2.05

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