Arvicola terrestris

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,126 meters (0 to 6,975 feet).[1]

Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 06-Sep-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Arvicola

There are approximately 30 species in this genus:

A. amphibius · A. austerus · A. bactonensis · A. cantiana · A. cantianus · A. curtata · A. decurtata · A. deucalion · A. mosbachensis · A. pinetorum · A. richardsoni · A. riparia · A. riparius · A. sapidus (Southwestern Water Vole) · A. sapidus sapidus (Southwestern Water Vole) · A. sapidus tenebricus · A. scherman · A. terrestris (European Water Vole) · A. terrestris amphibius · A. terrestris cantabriae · A. terrestris exitus · A. terrestris ferrugineus · A. terrestris hintoni · A. terrestris italicus · A. terrestris monticola · A. terrestris scherman · A. terrestris schermann · A. terrestris schermous · A. terrestris terrestris (European Water Vole) · A. trimucronatus

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Further Reading

• A guide to the quadrupeds and reptiles of Europe: with descriptions of all the species / compiled from the latest writers by Lord Clermont. London: J. Van Voorst, 1859. ENG url p. 85, p. 86, p. 87.
• A study of the mammals of Iran: resulting from the Street Expedition of 1962-63 [by] Douglas M. Lay. [Chicago]Field Museum of Natural History, 1967. ENG url p. 123, p. 160, p. 161, p. 215, p. 69, p. 90, p. 93.
• Anglo-russkii biologicheskii slovar' / [avtory, I. N. Afanas'eva et al.; spetsial'nye nauch. redaktory, O. I. Chibisova i L. A. Koziar]. Moskva: Russkii iazyk, 1979. ENG url p. 694.
• Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova. Genova: Tip. del R. Istituto Sordo-Muti, 1870-1914. ITA url p. 255, p. 258.
• Annals and magazine of natural history: including zoology, botany and geology London. url p. 441.
• Annals of natural history. London, R. and J.E. Taylor, ENG url p. 441.
• Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 25, p. 26, p. 28, p. 46, p. 58.
• Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale. Paris, Centre national de la recherche scientifique [etc.] FRE url p. 560, p. 562.
• Atti della Riunione, &c. I-VIII & XI. [11 Vol. in 10]. Pisa, &c, 1840-75. ITA url p. 319.
• Biblioteca Italiana. Milan. url p. 376, p. 378.
• Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Madrid: Estab. tip. de Fortenet, 1901-1937. SPA url p. 488.
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• Catalogue of the mammals of western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British Museum / by Gerrit S. Miller. London: BMNH, 1912. ENG url p. 1004, p. 1013, p. 738, p. 740, p. 745, p. 746.
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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed July 13, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science, Mammal specimens
• Mammal Research Institute PAS, Mammal Collection
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• Michigan State University Museum, Vertebrate specimens
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum, Mammal specimens
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Biological Records Centre - Mammal records from Britain from the Atlas of Mammals
• , with some subsequent records

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2480525
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-632819
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13277326
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 632819
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1137

Footnotes

1. Mean = 124.460 meters (408.333 feet), Standard Deviation = 130.430 based on 5,202 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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