Bramus | |
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Transcaucasian mole vole (Bramus lutescens) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Tribe: | Ellobiusini |
Genus: | Bramus Pomel, 1892 |
Type species | |
Bramus barbarus Pomel, 1892 | |
Species | |
†Bramus barbarus |
Bramus is a genus of fossorial rodents. It formerly contained only the extinct North African species Bramus barbarus. Both species in Bramus were moved to this genus from Ellobius. They differ from Ellobius in being larger, having a distinct sagital crest, and other features of the teeth and skull. They also occur allopatrically from Ellobius. They are sexually dimorphic, with females being larger than males. The genus comprises two extant species:
- Southern mole vole, Bramus fuscocapillus (Blyth, 1843)
- Transcaucasian mole vole, Bramus lutescens (Thomas, 1897)
References
- Pomel, Auguste (23 May 1892). "Sur le Bramus, nouveau type de Rongeur fossile des phosphorites quaternaires de la Berberie". Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences. 114: 1159–1163. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- Kryštufek, Boris; Shenbrot, Georgy I. (July 2022). Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region (PDF) (1 ed.). Maribor, Slovenia: University of Maribor Press. pp. 156–157. ISBN 978-961-286-611-2. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Bramus |
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