biostudies-literatureUnknown98(1)Liu SChina has 26 species in the tribe Arvicolini. The taxonomic status of these voles remains controversial despite much effort. Herein, we evaluate the taxonomic position of 22 species plus 2 unidentified taxa using mitochondrial DNA gene sequences (<i>cytb + CO1</i>). We also evaluate 18 species and 2 unidentified taxa using morphological data. Phylogenetic analyses of <i>cytb</i> resolve monophyly for the genera <i>Alexandromys</i>, <i>Lasiopodomys</i>, <i>Microtus</i>, <i>Neodon</i>, <i>Proedromys</i>, and <i>Volemys</i> with strong support. <i>Stenocranius</i> clusters with <i>Chionomys</i> but with very weak support. Analyses of concatenated <i>cytb + CO1</i> resolve the same genera with strong support, but the topology of the tree differs from that of <i>cytb</i> in that <i>Chionomys</iJournal of mammalogy166-182https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5901085biostudies-literatureTaxonomic position of Chinese voles of the tribe Arvicolini and the description of 2 new species from Xizang, China.PMC5901085Liu YJin WTang MLv BLiao RChen WFu JHao HLiu SMurphy RWSun ZfalseTaxonomic position of Chinese voles of the tribe Arvicolini and the description of 2 new species from Xizang, China.China has 26 species in the tribe Arvicolini. The taxonomic status of these voles remains controversial despite much effort. Herein, we evaluate the taxonomic position of 22 species plus 2 unidentified taxa using mitochondrial DNA gene sequences (<i>cytb + CO1</i>). We also evaluate 18 species and 2 unidentified taxa using morphological data. Phylogenetic analyses of <i>cytb</i> resolve monophyly for the genera <i>Alexandromys</i>, <i>Lasiopodomys</i>, <i>Microtus</i>, <i>Neodon</i>, <i>Proedromys</i>, and <i>Volemys</i> with strong support. <i>Stenocranius</i> clusters with <i>Chionomys</i> but with very weak support. Analyses of concatenated <i>cytb + CO1</i> resolve the same genera with strong support, but the topology of the tree differs from that of <i>cytb</i> in that <i>Chionomys</i2017-01-01T00:00:00Z2017 Feb2026-04-30T18:54:38.402Z2019-03-26T23:31:33ZS-EPMC59010852967478310.1093/jmammal/gyw170