European pine vole
The European pine vole (Microtus subterraneus), also known as the common pine vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is native to much of Europe and parts of Asia.[1]
| European pine vole | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Subgenus: | Terricola |
| Species: | M. subterraneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtus subterraneus (de Selys-Longchamps, 1836) | |
This is a widespread, common species that lives in many types of habitat.[1]
References
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- Amori, G., et al. 2008. Microtus subterraneus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 08 March 2016.
Further reading
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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