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Arvicolinae

January 01, 1970

The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae (comprising the hamsters and New World rats and mice[1]). Some authorities place the subfamily Arvicolinae in the family Muridae along with all other members of the superfamily Muroidea.[2] Some refer to the subfamily as the Microtinae (yielding the adjective "microtine")[3] or rank the taxon as a full family, the Arvicolidae.[4]

Arvicolinae
Temporal range: Late Miocene – recent
Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Gray, 1821
Genera

see text

The Arvicolinae are the most populous group of Rodentia in the Northern Hemisphere. They often are found in fossil occlusions of bones cached by past predators such as owls and other birds of prey. Fossils of this group are often used for biostratigraphic dating of paleontological and archeological sites in North America and Europe.[5]

Description edit

The most convenient distinguishing feature of the Arvicolinae is the nature of their molar teeth, which have prismatic cusps in the shape of alternating triangles. These molars are an adaptation to a herbivorous diet in which the major food plants include a large proportion of abrasive materials such as phytoliths; the teeth get worn down by abrasion throughout the adult life of the animal and they grow continuously in compensation.[6]

Arvicolinae are Holarctic in distribution and represent one of only a few major muroid radiations to reach the New World via Beringia. (The others are the three subfamilies of New World rats and mice.) Arvicolines do very well in the subnival zone beneath the winter snowpack, and persist throughout winter without needing to hibernate. They are also characterized by extreme fluctuations in population numbers.

Most arvicolines are small, furry, short-tailed voles or lemmings, but some, such as Ellobius and Hyperacrius, are well adapted to a fossorial lifestyle. Others, such as Ondatra, Neofiber, and Arvicola, have evolved larger body sizes and are associated with an aquatic lifestyle.

Phylogeny edit

The phylogeny of the Arvicolinae has been studied using morphological and molecular characters. Markers for the molecular phylogeny of arvicolines included the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b (cyb) gene [7] and the exon 10 of the growth hormone receptor (ghr) nuclear gene.[8] The comparison of the cyb and ghr phylogenetic results seems to indicate nuclear genes are useful for resolving relationships of recently evolved animals. As compared to mitochondrial genes, nuclear genes display several informative sites in third codon positions that evolve rapidly enough to accumulate synapomorphies, but slow enough to avoid evolutionary noise. Of note, mitochondrial pseudogenes translocated within the nuclear genome complicate the assessment of the mitochondrial DNA orthology, but they can also be used as phylogenetic markers.[9] Sequencing complete mitochondrial genomes of voles [10] may help to distinguish between authentic genes and pseudogenes.

The complementary phylogenetic analysis of morphological and molecular characters [8][11] suggests:

Some authorities have placed the zokors within the Arvicolinae, but they have been shown [by whom?] to be unrelated.

A 2021 study found Lemmini to be the most basal group of Arvicolinae. The study also found Arvicola to actually fall outside the tribe Arvicolini, and to be sister to the tribe Lagurini.[12]

Classification edit

 
Skull of a bank vole: Note the distinctive molar pattern characteristic of arvicolines.

Subfamily Arvicolinae - voles, lemmings, muskrats

The subfamily Arvicolinae contains eleven tribes, eight of which are classified as voles, two as lemmings, and one as muskrats.[13] Recent changes to the subfamily include disbanding genus Myodes in favor of genera Clethrionomys and Craseomys (and disbanding Myodini in favor of Clethrionomyini), moving most of the genera from Arvicolini to Microtini, and renaming Phenacomyini as Pliophenacomyini.[13]

Fossil species edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Steppan, S. J., R. A. Adkins, and J. Anderson. 2004. Phylogeny and divergence date estimates of rapid radiations in muroid rodents based on multiple nuclear genes. Systematic Biology, 53:533-553.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Nakao, Minoru; Yanagida, Tetsuya; Okamoto, Munehiro; Knapp, Jenny; Nkouawa, Agathe; Sako, Yasuhito; Ito, Akira (2010). "State-of-the-art Echinococcus and Taenia: Phylogenetic taxonomy of human-pathogenic tapeworms and its application to molecular diagnosis". Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 10 (4). Elsevier: 444–452. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2010.01.011. ISSN 1567-1348. PMID 20132907.
  4. ^ McKenna, M. C. and S. K. Bell. 1997. Classification of Mammals above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York.
  5. ^ Klein, Richard (2009). The Human Career: Human Biological and Cultural Origins. London: The University of Chicago Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-226-43965-5.
  6. ^ Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006.; "The Diversity of Cheek Teeth"; The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed November 26, 2011 at http://animaldiversity.org.
  7. ^ Conroy CJ, Cook JA. 1999. MtDNA evidence for repeated pulses of speciation within arvicoline and murid rodents. J. Mammal. Evol. 6:221-245.
  8. ^ a b Galewski T, Tilak M, Sanchez S, Chevret P, Paradis E, Douzery EJP. 2006. The evolutionary radiation of Arvicolinae rodents (voles and lemmings): relative contribution of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA phylogenies. BMC Evol. Biol. 6:80.
  9. ^ Triant DA, DeWoody JA. 2008. Molecular analyses of mitochondrial pseudogenes within the nuclear genome of arvicoline rodents. Genetica 132:21-33.
  10. ^ Lin Y-H, Waddell PJ, Penny D. 2002. Pika and vole mitochondrial genomes increase support for both rodent monophyly and glires. Gene 294:119-129.
  11. ^ Robovsky J, Ricánková V, Zrzavy J. 2008. Phylogeny of Arvicolinae (Mammalia, Cricetidae): utility of morphological and molecular data sets in a recently radiating clade. Zool. Scripta 37:571–590.
  12. ^ Abramson, Natalia I.; Bodrov, Semyon Yu; Bondareva, Olga V.; Genelt-Yanovskiy, Evgeny A.; Petrova, Tatyana V. (2021-11-19). "A mitochondrial genome phylogeny of voles and lemmings (Rodentia: Arvicolinae): Evolutionary and taxonomic implications". PLOS ONE. 16 (11): e0248198. Bibcode:2021PLoSO..1648198A. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0248198. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 8604340. PMID 34797834.
  13. ^ a b Mammal Diversity Database (2023). "Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]". Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7830771.
  14. ^ "Alexandromys alpinus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
  15. ^ "Alexandromys shantaricus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
  16. ^ "Chionomys lasistanius". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
  17. ^ "Chionomys stekolnikovi". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
  18. ^ Golenishchev, F. N.; Malikov, V. G.; Bannikova, A. A.; Zykov, A. E.; Yiğit, N.; Çolak, E. (2022). "Diversity of snow voles of the "nivalis" group (Chionomys, Arvicolinae, Rodentia) in the eastern part of the range with a description of a new species". Russian Journal of Theriology. 21 (1): 1–12. doi:10.15298/rusjtheriol.21.1.01. S2CID 250649779.

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January 01, 1970
arvicolinae, subfamily, rodents, that, includes, voles, lemmings, muskrats, they, most, closely, related, other, subfamilies, cricetidae, comprising, hamsters, world, rats, mice, some, authorities, place, subfamily, family, muridae, along, with, other, members. The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles lemmings and muskrats They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae comprising the hamsters and New World rats and mice 1 Some authorities place the subfamily Arvicolinae in the family Muridae along with all other members of the superfamily Muroidea 2 Some refer to the subfamily as the Microtinae yielding the adjective microtine 3 or rank the taxon as a full family the Arvicolidae 4 ArvicolinaeTemporal range Late Miocene recent Meadow vole Microtus pennsylvanicus Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Rodentia Family Cricetidae Subfamily ArvicolinaeGray 1821 Genera see text The Arvicolinae are the most populous group of Rodentia in the Northern Hemisphere They often are found in fossil occlusions of bones cached by past predators such as owls and other birds of prey Fossils of this group are often used for biostratigraphic dating of paleontological and archeological sites in North America and Europe 5 Contents 1 Description 2 Phylogeny 3 Classification 3 1 Fossil species 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDescription editThe most convenient distinguishing feature of the Arvicolinae is the nature of their molar teeth which have prismatic cusps in the shape of alternating triangles These molars are an adaptation to a herbivorous diet in which the major food plants include a large proportion of abrasive materials such as phytoliths the teeth get worn down by abrasion throughout the adult life of the animal and they grow continuously in compensation 6 Arvicolinae are Holarctic in distribution and represent one of only a few major muroid radiations to reach the New World via Beringia The others are the three subfamilies of New World rats and mice Arvicolines do very well in the subnival zone beneath the winter snowpack and persist throughout winter without needing to hibernate They are also characterized by extreme fluctuations in population numbers Most arvicolines are small furry short tailed voles or lemmings but some such as Ellobius and Hyperacrius are well adapted to a fossorial lifestyle Others such as Ondatra Neofiber and Arvicola have evolved larger body sizes and are associated with an aquatic lifestyle Phylogeny editThe phylogeny of the Arvicolinae has been studied using morphological and molecular characters Markers for the molecular phylogeny of arvicolines included the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b cyb gene 7 and the exon 10 of the growth hormone receptor ghr nuclear gene 8 The comparison of the cyb and ghr phylogenetic results seems to indicate nuclear genes are useful for resolving relationships of recently evolved animals As compared to mitochondrial genes nuclear genes display several informative sites in third codon positions that evolve rapidly enough to accumulate synapomorphies but slow enough to avoid evolutionary noise Of note mitochondrial pseudogenes translocated within the nuclear genome complicate the assessment of the mitochondrial DNA orthology but they can also be used as phylogenetic markers 9 Sequencing complete mitochondrial genomes of voles 10 may help to distinguish between authentic genes and pseudogenes The complementary phylogenetic analysis of morphological and molecular characters 8 11 suggests Ellobius Prometheomys and Lagurus are among the most basal arvicolines Dicrostonyx Phenacomys and Arborimus may form a clade Core arvicolines include three subclades Lemmini Synaptomys Lemmus Myopus Myodini Eothenomys Myodes Arvicolini Arvicola Chionomys Stenocranius and Microtus Microtus sensu lato contains Alexandromys Neodon Mynomes Lasiopodomys Terricola and Microtus sensu stricto Ondatra and Dinaromys positions are uncertain probably compromised by the convergent evolution of morphological characters Some authorities have placed the zokors within the Arvicolinae but they have been shown by whom to be unrelated A 2021 study found Lemmini to be the most basal group of Arvicolinae The study also found Arvicola to actually fall outside the tribe Arvicolini and to be sister to the tribe Lagurini 12 Classification edit nbsp Skull of a bank vole Note the distinctive molar pattern characteristic of arvicolines Subfamily Arvicolinae voles lemmings muskratsThe subfamily Arvicolinae contains eleven tribes eight of which are classified as voles two as lemmings and one as muskrats 13 Recent changes to the subfamily include disbanding genus Myodes in favor of genera Clethrionomys and Craseomys and disbanding Myodini in favor of Clethrionomyini moving most of the genera from Arvicolini to Microtini and renaming Phenacomyini as Pliophenacomyini 13 Tribe Arvicolini Genus Arvicola water voles European or Northern water vole Arvicola amphibius or Arvicola terrestris Southwestern or southern water vole Arvicola sapidus Montane water vole Arvicola scherman Tribe Microtini Genus Alexandromys Alpine vole Alexandromys alpinus split off from A mongolicus 14 Evorsk vole Alexandromys evoronensis Reed vole Alexandromys fortis Taiwan vole Alexandromys kikuchii Lacustrine vole Alexandromys limnophilus Maximowicz s vole Alexandromys maximowiczii Middendorff s vole Alexandromys middendorffi Mongolian vole Alexandromys mongolicus Japanese grass vole Alexandromys montebelli Muya Valley vole Alexandromys mujanensis Tundra vole or root vole Alexandromys oeconomus Sakhalin vole Alexandromys sachalinensis Shantar vole Alexandromys shantaricus split off from A maximowiczii 15 Genus Chionomys snow voles Caucasian snow vole Chionomys gud European snow vole Chionomys nivalis Robert s snow vole Chionomys roberti Lazistan snow vole Chionomys lasistanius split from C gud 16 Stekolnikov s snow vole Chionomys stekolnikovi recently described 17 18 Genus Hyperacrius voles from Pakistan True s vole Hyperacrius fertilis Murree vole Hyperacrius wynnei Genus Lasiopodomys Brandt s vole Lasiopodomys brandtii Mandarin vole Lasiopodomys mandarinus Genus Lemmiscus Sagebrush vole Lemmiscus curtatus Genus Microtus voles Insular vole M abbreviatus California vole M californicus Rock vole M chrotorrhinus Long tailed vole M longicaudus Mexican vole M mexicanus Singing vole M miurus North American water vole M richardsoni Zempoaltepec vole M umbrosus Taiga vole M xanthognathus Subgenus Microtus Field vole M agrestis Anatolian vole M anatolicus Common vole M arvalis Cabrera s vole M cabrerae Dogramaci s vole M dogramacii Elbeyli vole M elbeyli Gunther s vole M guentheri Harting s vole M hartingii Tien Shan vole M ilaeus Persian vole M irani Mediterranean field vole M lavernedii Turkish vole M lydius Kerman vole M kermanensis Southern vole M levis Paradox vole M paradoxus Qazvin vole M qazvinensis Portuguese field vole M rosianus Schidlovsky s vole M schidlovskii Social vole M socialis European pine vole M subterraneus Transcaspian vole M transcaspicus Subgenus Blanfordimys Afghan vole M afghanus Bucharian vole M bucharicus Juniper vole M juldaschi Subgenus Terricola Bavarian pine vole M bavaricus Calabria pine vole M brachycercus Daghestan pine vole M daghestanicus Mediterranean pine vole M duodecimcostatus Felten s vole M felteni Liechtenstein s pine vole M liechtensteini Lusitanian pine vole M lusitanicus Major s pine vole M majori Alpine pine vole M multiplex Sicilian pine vole M nebrodensis Savi s pine vole M savii Tatra pine vole M tatricus Thomas s pine vole M thomasi Subgenus Mynomes Gray tailed vole M canicaudus Western meadow vole M drummondi Florida salt marsh vole M dukecampbelli Montane vole M montanus Creeping vole M oregoni Eastern meadow vole M pennsylvanicus Townsend s vole M townsendii Subgenus Pitymys Guatemalan vole M guatemalensis Tarabundi vole M oaxacensis Woodland vole M pinetorum Jalapan pine vole M quasiater Subgenus Pedomys Prairie vole M ochrogaster Subgenus Hyrcanicola Schelkovnikov s pine vole M schelkovnikovi Genus Mictomicrotus Liangshan vole Mictomicrotus liangshanensis Genus Neodon mountain voles Bershula mountain vole Neodon bershulaensis Bomi mountain vole Neodon bomiensis Chayu mountain vole Neodon chayuensis Clarke s vole Neodon clarkei Forrest s mountain vole Neodon forresti Plateau vole Neodon fuscus Chinese scrub vole Neodon irene Blyth s vole Neodon leucurus Liao Rui s mountain vole Neodon liaoruii Linzhi mountain vole Neodon linzhiensis Medog mountain vole Neodon medogensis Namchabarwa mountain vole Neodon namchabarwaensis Nepalese mountain vole Neodon nepalensis Nyalam mountain vole Neodon nyalamensis Shergyla mountain vole Neodon shergylaensis Sikkim mountain vole Neodon sikimensis Genus Proedromys Duke of Bedford s vole Proedromys bedfordi Genus Stenocranius Narrow headed vole Stenocranius gregalis Radde s vole Stenocranius raddei Genus Volemys Szechuan vole Volemys millicens Marie s vole Volemys musseri Tribe Dicrostonychini collared lemmings Genus Dicrostonyx Northern collared lemming D groenlandicus Nelson s collared lemming D nelsoni Ungava collared lemming D hudsonius Ogilvie Mountains collared lemming D nunatakensis Richardson s collared lemming D richardsoni Arctic lemming D torquatus Unalaska collared lemming D unalascensis Tribe Ellobiusini mole voles Genus Ellobius mole voles Alai mole vole E alaicus Southern mole vole E fuscocapillus Transcaucasian mole vole E lutescens Northern mole vole E talpinus Zaisan mole vole E tancrei Tribe Lagurini Genus Eolagurus Yellow steppe lemming E luteus Przewalski s steppe lemming E przewalskii Genus Lagurus Steppe lemming L lagurus Tribe Lemmini Genus Lemmus true lemmings Amur lemming L amurensis Norway lemming L lemmus Beringian lemming L nigripes East Siberian lemming L paulus West Siberian lemming L sibiricus Canadian lemming L trimucronatus Genus Myopus Wood lemming M schisticolor Genus Synaptomys bog lemmings Northern bog lemming S borealis Southern bog lemming S cooperi Tribe Clethrionomyini Genus Alticola voles from Central Asia Subgenus Alticola White tailed mountain vole A albicauda Silver mountain vole A argentatus Gobi Altai mountain vole A barakshin Central Kashmir vole A montosa Royle s mountain vole A roylei Mongolian silver vole A semicanus Stolicka s mountain vole A stoliczkanus Tuva silver vole A tuvinicus Subgenus Aschizomys Lemming vole A lemminus Large eared vole A macrotis Lake Baikal mountain vole A olchonensis Subgenus Platycranius Flat headed vole A strelzowi Genus Caryomys Ganzu vole C eva Kolan vole C inez Genus Eothenomys voles from East Asia Kachin red backed vole E cachinus Pratt s vole E chinensis Southwest China vole E custos Pere David s vole E melanogaster Yunnan red backed vole E miletus Chaotung vole E olitor Yulungshan vole E proditor Ward s red backed vole E wardi Genus Craseomys red backed voles Anderson s red backed vole C andersoni Imaizumi s red backed vole C imaizumii Korean red backed vole C regulus Hokkaido red backed vole C rex Grey red backed vole C rufocanus Shansei vole C shanseius Smith s vole C smithii Genus Clethrionomys red backed voles Western red backed vole C californicus Tien Shan red backed vole C centralis Southern red backed vole C gapperi Bank vole C glareolus Northern red backed vole C rutilus Tribe Ondatrini muskrats Genus Neofiber Round tailed muskrat N alleni Genus Ondatra Muskrat O zibethicus Tribe Pliophenacomyini Genus Arborimus tree voles White footed vole A albipes Red tree vole A longicaudus Sonoma tree vole or California red tree mouse A pomo Genus Phenacomys heather voles Western heather vole P intermedius Eastern heather vole P ungava Tribe Pliomyini Genus Dinaromys Balkan snow vole D bogdanovi Tribe Prometheomyini Genus Prometheomys Long clawed mole vole P schaposchnikowi Fossil species edit Tribe Arvicolini Genus Mimomys Tribe Dicrostonychini collared lemmings Genus Predicrostonyx Hopkins s lemming Predicrostonyx hopkinsi Tribe Clethrionomyini Genus Altaiomys Genus Pitymimomys Genus Borsodia Genus Allophaiomys Genus Prolagurus Tribe Pliomyini Genus Pliomys See also editHantavirus Isla Vista virusReferences edit Steppan S J R A Adkins and J Anderson 2004 Phylogeny and divergence date estimates of rapid radiations in muroid rodents based on multiple nuclear genes Systematic Biology 53 533 553 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 Nakao Minoru Yanagida Tetsuya Okamoto Munehiro Knapp Jenny Nkouawa Agathe Sako Yasuhito Ito Akira 2010 State of the art Echinococcus and Taenia Phylogenetic taxonomy of human pathogenic tapeworms and its application to molecular diagnosis Infection Genetics and Evolution 10 4 Elsevier 444 452 doi 10 1016 j meegid 2010 01 011 ISSN 1567 1348 PMID 20132907 McKenna M C and S K Bell 1997 Classification of Mammals above the Species Level Columbia University Press New York Klein Richard 2009 The Human Career Human Biological and Cultural Origins London The University of Chicago Press p 25 ISBN 978 0 226 43965 5 Myers P R Espinosa C S Parr T Jones G S Hammond and T A Dewey 2006 The Diversity of Cheek Teeth The Animal Diversity Web online Accessed November 26 2011 at http animaldiversity org Conroy CJ Cook JA 1999 MtDNA evidence for repeated pulses of speciation within arvicoline and murid rodents J Mammal Evol 6 221 245 a b Galewski T Tilak M Sanchez S Chevret P Paradis E Douzery EJP 2006 The evolutionary radiation of Arvicolinae rodents voles and lemmings relative contribution of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA phylogenies BMC Evol Biol 6 80 Triant DA DeWoody JA 2008 Molecular analyses of mitochondrial pseudogenes within the nuclear genome of arvicoline rodents Genetica 132 21 33 Lin Y H Waddell PJ Penny D 2002 Pika and vole mitochondrial genomes increase support for both rodent monophyly and glires Gene 294 119 129 Robovsky J Ricankova V Zrzavy J 2008 Phylogeny of Arvicolinae Mammalia Cricetidae utility of morphological and molecular data sets in a recently radiating clade Zool Scripta 37 571 590 Abramson Natalia I Bodrov Semyon Yu Bondareva Olga V Genelt Yanovskiy Evgeny A Petrova Tatyana V 2021 11 19 A mitochondrial genome phylogeny of voles and lemmings Rodentia Arvicolinae Evolutionary and taxonomic implications PLOS ONE 16 11 e0248198 Bibcode 2021PLoSO 1648198A doi 10 1371 journal pone 0248198 ISSN 1932 6203 PMC 8604340 PMID 34797834 a b Mammal Diversity Database 2023 Mammal Diversity Database Version 1 11 Data set Zenodo doi 10 5281 zenodo 7830771 Alexandromys alpinus ASM Mammal Diversity Database American Society of Mammalogists Alexandromys shantaricus ASM Mammal Diversity Database American Society of Mammalogists Chionomys lasistanius ASM Mammal Diversity Database American Society of Mammalogists Chionomys stekolnikovi ASM Mammal Diversity Database American Society of Mammalogists Golenishchev F N Malikov V G Bannikova A A Zykov A E Yigit N Colak E 2022 Diversity of snow voles of the nivalis group Chionomys Arvicolinae Rodentia in the eastern part of the range with a description of a new species Russian Journal of Theriology 21 1 1 12 doi 10 15298 rusjtheriol 21 1 01 S2CID 250649779 External links edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Arvicolinae Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arvicolinae amp oldid 1220280367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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