Ellobius
Sign in to saveEllobius is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains two (E. talpinus and E. tancrei) of the handful of examples of mammal species that have lost the Y chromosome.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCricetidae
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Ellobius is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae. It contains two (E. talpinus and E. tancrei) of the handful of examples of mammal species that have lost the Y chromosome.
The genus has the following species: Alai mole vole (Ellobius alaicus) Northern mole vole (Ellobius talpinus) Zaisan mole vole (Ellobius tancrei)