| Clethrionomys Temporal range:
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| Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Tribe: | Clethrionomyini |
| Genus: | Clethrionomys Tilesius, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Clethrionomys rutilus | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
Clethrionomys is a genus of small, slender voles.[1] In recent years the genus name was changed to Myodes, however a 2019 paper found that Myodes was actually a junior synonym for Lemmus, thus making it unusable. As such, Clethrionomys is re-established as the proper genus name.[1] At the same time, several species were moved to the genus Craseomys, so members of both genera are referred to as red-backed voles.[2]
The complete list of species is:[2]
- Western red-backed vole, Clethrionomys californicus
- Tien Shan red-backed vole, Clethrionomys centralis
- Southern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys gapperi
- Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus
- Northern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rutilus
