Microtus agrestis

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Common Names

Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,037 meters (0 to 9,964 feet).[1]

Biome: Terrestrial

Taxonomy

Notes

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

Similar Species

Members of the genus Microtus

There are approximately 288 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

M. (Blanfordimys) afghanus · M. (Stenocranius) gregalis · M. abbreviatus (St. Matthews Island Vole) · M. abbreviatus abbreviatus (Hall Island Insular Vole) · M. abbreviatus fisheri (St Matthew Island Insular Vole) · M. afghanus · M. agrestis (Short-Tailed Field Vole) · M. agrestis armoricanus · M. agrestis bailloni · M. agrestis hirtus · M. agrestis macgillivraii · M. agrestis mongol · M. agrestis pannonicus · M. agrestris · M. amakensis · M. anatolicus · M. arvalidens · M. arvalinus · M. arvalis (Common Vole) · M. arvalis arvalis · M. arvalis asturianus · M. arvalis caspicus · M. arvalis duplicatus · M. arvalis ilaeus · M. arvalis iphigeniae · M. arvalis levis · M. arvalis macrocranius · M. arvalis obscurus · M. arvalis orcadensis · M. arvalis rhodopensis · M. arvaloides · M. augusticeps · M. bavaricus (Bavarian Pine Vole) · M. brandti · M. brandtii · M. brecciensis · M. breweri (Beach Vole) · M. burgondiae · M. cabrerae (Cabrera's Vole) · M. californicus (California Vole) · M. californicus aestuarinus · M. californicus aestuarius · M. californicus californica · M. californicus californicus (California Vole) · M. californicus eximius · M. californicus huperuthrus · M. californicus mohavensis (Mojave River Vole) · M. californicus paludicola · M. californicus sanctidiegi · M. californicus sanpabloensis (San Pablo Vole) · M. californicus scirpensis (California Vole) · M. californicus stephensi (Stephen's California Vole) · M. californicus vallicola (Pwens Valley California Vole) · M. canicaudus (Gray-Tailed Vole) · M. carruthersi · M. chrotorrhinus (Rock Vole) · M. chrotorrhinus carolinensis (Southern Rock Vole) · M. chrotorrhinus chrotorrhinus (Rock Vole) · M. chrotorrhinus ravus (Labrador Rock Vole) · M. clarkei · M. coronarius · M. crotorrhinus ravus · M. daghestanicus (Daghestan Pine Vole) · M. dehmi · M. dentatus · M. drummondi · M. duodecimcostatus (Mediterranean Pine Vole) · M. dutcheri · M. edax · M. epiroticus · M. evoronensis (Evorsk Vole) · M. felteni (Felten's Vole) · M. fortis (Reed Vole) · M. fortis calamorum · M. fortis fortis · M. fortis pelliceus · M. fuscus · M. gerbei (Gerbe's Vole) · M. gregalis (Narrow-Headed Vole) · M. gregalis brevicauda (Narrow-Headed Vole) · M. gregalis buturlini · M. gregalis gregalis · M. gregalis major · M. gregalis raddei · M. gregaloides · M. guatemalensis (Guatemalan Vole) · M. guentheri (Günther's Vole) · M. guentheri guentheri · M. guentheri lydius · M. haydeni · M. henseli · M. hintoni · M. humeralis · M. hyperboreus (North Siberian Vole) · M. ilaeus · M. incertus · M. innuitus · M. irani (Persian Vole) · M. irene (Chinese Scrub Vole) · M. juldaschi (Juniper Vole)

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Notes

Contributors

• Amori, G. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
• 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 November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 15 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• Mammal Research Institute PAS, Mammal Collection
• Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
• Michigan State University Museum, Vertebrate specimens
• Museum of Texas Tech University
• , Mammal specimens
• 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
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre - SWT Scottish Borders Local Wildlife Site Survey data 1996-2000 - species information
• University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2480590
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-632855
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14375929
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 632855
• IUCN ID: 13426
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7544

Footnotes

1. Mean = 188.170 meters (617.356 feet), Standard Deviation = 285.740 based on 7,892 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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