TheEast European vole (Microtus mystacinus) is a species ofvole (rodent) in the familyCricetidae.[2]
| East European vole | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Subgenus: | Microtus |
| Species: | M. mystacinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtus mystacinus (de Filippi, 1865) | |
| Synonyms | |
Microtus rossiaemeridionalisOgnev, 1924 | |
Distribution and habitat
editIt is found inAlbania,Bulgaria,Finland,Greece,Iran,Svalbard (accidentally introduced from 1920),[3]North Macedonia,Romania,Russia,Serbia and Montenegro,Slovakia,Turkey,Ukraine andNorway.
Taxonomy
editOn Svalbard, they were first discovered in 1960 in theGrumantbyen area, and were thought to be thecommon vole until a genetic analysis correctly identified them in 1990.[3][4]
References
edit- ^Zagorodnyuk, I.; Henttonen, H.; Amori, G.; Hutterer, R.; Kryštufek, B.; Yigit, N.; Mitsainas, G. & Palomo, L. (2021) [amended version of 2016 assessment]."Microtus levis".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2021: e.T13454A197293248.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13454A197293248.en. Retrieved4 January 2024.
- ^Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005)."Superfamily Muroidea". InWilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.).Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1002.ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0.OCLC 62265494.
- ^ab"Sibling Vole (Microtus levis)".The Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved4 January 2024.
- ^Karl Fredga; Maarit Jaarola; Rolf Anker Ims; Harald Steen (December 1990)."The 'common vole' in Svalbard identified asMicrotus epiroticus by chromosome analysis".Polar Research.8 (2):283–290.doi:10.3402/polar.v8i2.6818.
