''Alticola'' is a genus of
rodent
Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
in the family
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and h ...
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Species
*Subgenus ''Alticola''
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White-tailed mountain vole (''Alticola albicauda'')
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Silver mountain vole (''Alticola argentatus'')
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Gobi Altai mountain vole (''Alticola barakshin'')
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Central Kashmir vole (''Alticola montosa'')
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Royle's mountain vole (''Alticola roylei'')
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Mongolian silver vole (''Alticola semicanus'')
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Stoliczka's mountain vole (''Alticola stoliczkanus'')
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Tuva silver vole (''Alticola tuvinicus'')
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Lake Baikal mountain vole (''Alticola olchonensis'')
*Subgenus ''Aschizomys''
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Lemming vole
The lemming vole (''Alticola lemminus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and N ...
(''Alticola lemminus'')
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Large-eared vole (''Alticola macrotis'')
*Subgenus ''Platycranius''
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Flat-headed vole (''Alticola strelzowi'')
References
Rodent genera
Taxa named by William Thomas Blanford
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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