Complete mitochondrial genome of the gray red-backed vole (Myodes rufocanus) and a complete estimate of the phylogenetic relationships in Cricetidae

Abstract

Myodes rufocanus belongs to the genera Myodes within the subfamily Cricetidae, its complete mitochondrial genome is 16 487 bp in length, containing 12S rRNA gene, 16S rRNA gene, 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes and 1 control region as other Cricetidae species. Results of phylogenetic analysis showed that Myodes had close relationship with Eothenomys, and had distant relationship with Microtus, Cricetulus, Wiedomys, Akodon and other genera. This study verifies the evolutionary status of Myodes rufocanus in Myodes at the molecular level. The mitochondrial genome would be a significant supplement for the M. rufocanus genetic background analysis and experimental animalization.

• Complete mitochondrial genome
• Cricetidae
• Myodes rufocanus
• phylogenetic analysis

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to the other research team members of Chunwen Yang, Mudanjiang Normal University, who helped in the sampling process.

Declaration of interest

The work was supported by the optimization research of the laboratory animal management system and quality monitoring technology in Heilongjiang (PS13S08) and the Innovative team fund in 2015 (118). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.