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Long-clawed mole vole

The long-clawed mole vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Prometheomys. It is found in Georgia, Russia, and Turkey.

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Long-clawed mole vole
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene - Recent
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Tribe: Prometheomyini
Kretzoi, 1955
Genus: Prometheomys
Satunin, 1901
Species:
P. schaposchnikowi
Binomial name
Prometheomys schaposchnikowi
Satunin, 1901
Prometheomys schaposchnikowi source ↗

The long-clawed mole vole (Prometheomys schaposchnikowi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Prometheomys. It is found in Georgia, Russia, and Turkey.

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  1. Kennerley, R. (2017). "Prometheomys schaposchnikowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T18339A22389618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T18339A22389618.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.