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Murree vole

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Murree Vole
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H. wynnei
Binomial name
Hyperacrius wynnei
(Blanford, 1881)

The Murree Vole (Hyperacrius wynnei) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Pakistan. It was named by Blanford after its collector, geologist Arthur Beevor Wynne.

Distribution

It is confined to the Himalayas including Murree Hills, Kaghan Valley and Swat Valley.[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
  2. ^ Roberts, T.J., "Field Guide to the small mammals of Pakistan" Karachi:Oxford University Press, 2005 pg 257
  • 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.