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Common vole
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Rodentia
Family:
Cricetidae
Subfamily:
Arvicolinae
Genus:
Microtus
Subgenus:
Microtus
Species:
M. arvalis
Binomial name
Microtus arvalis
(Pallas, 1778)
Common vole distribution
Synonyms[2]
Microtus obscurus (Eversmann, 1841)
The common vole (Microtus arvalis) is a European rodent.
^Yigit, N.; Hutterer, R.; Krystufek, B. & Amori, G. (2016). "Microtus arvalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13488A22351133. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13488A22351133.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^"Microtus obscurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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