| 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 | |
TheEast European vole (Microtus mystacinus) is a species ofvole (rodent) in the familyCricetidae.[2]
It is found inAlbania,Bulgaria,Finland,Greece,Iran,Svalbard (accidentally introduced from 1920),[3]North Macedonia,Romania,Russia,Serbia and Montenegro,Slovakia,Turkey,Ukraine andNorway.
On 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]
