Genus Clethrionomys (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of Cricetidae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Clethrionomys species were initially members of the genus Microtus until they were reclassified as being within the distinct genus Clethrionomys.
- Studies have determined that certain small mammals of the genus Clethrionomys are a major reservoir for tick-borne encephalitis virus.
- Clethrionomys consists of voles or red-backed voles that vary greatly from other cricetid voles in dental and morphological characteristics.
- This variation can be observed by comparing the phenotypic diversity exhibited within different species of the genus Clethrionomys.
- Muscovites considered certain species of the genus Clethrionomys as representing possible intermediate forms between the North American 'Microtus guentheri group' and its Palearctic relatives.