Clethrionomys
| Genus Clethrionomys | |
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| Taxonomic classification | |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Myomorphi |
| Superfamily: | Muroidea |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Tribe: | Clethrionomyini |
Clethrionomys (formerly Myodes) is a genus of small voles. There are five recognized species in the genus, with three of those species occurring in North America. The other species are found in Europe and Asia.
Taxonomic notes
From Mammal Diversity Database (accessed 2026-01-05); "oldest name available for this genus is now Clethrionomys, as Myodes was shown to be a synonym of Lemmus (however, this is controversial)." See Kryštufek et al. (2020) for more information.
Species in the United States
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Western Red-backed Vole (Clethrionomys californicus) -
Southern Red-backed Vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) -
Northern Red-backed Vole (Clethrionomys rutilus)
Range maps for species in the United States
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Western Red-backed Vole (Clethrionomys californicus) -
Southern Red-backed Vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) -
Northern Red-backed Vole (Clethrionomys rutilus) (range in North America only)
Available taxon pages
The following subgenera are available on WhiskerWiki for this genus:
- Subgenus: No information
References
Kryštufek B, Tesakov AS, Lebedev VS, Bannikova AA, Abramson NI, Shenbrot GI. 2020. Back to the future: the proper name for red-backed voles is Clethrionomys Tilesius and not Myodes Pallas. Mammalia 84(2):214-217. doi:10.1515/mammalia-2019-0067