Southern vole
The southern vole (Microtus levis) is a species of vole (rodent) in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Iran, Svalbard (accidentally introduced), North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine and Norway. On Svalbard, they were first discovered in 1960 in the Grumantbyen area, and were thought to be the common vole until a genetic analysis correctly identified them in 1990.[3]
| Southern vole | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Subgenus: | Microtus |
| Species: | M. levis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtus levis Miller, 1908 | |
| Synonyms | |
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rossiaemeridionalis Ognev, 1924 epiroticus Ondrias, 1966 | |
References
- Zagorodnyuk, I.; Henttonen, H.; Amori, G.; Hutterer, R.; Kryštufek, B.; Yigit, N.; Mitsain, G. & Muñoz, L.J.P. (2008). "Microtus levis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, 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.
- The Norwegian Polar Institute - Sibling Vole
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