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Microtus rossiaemeridionalis

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The East European vole (Microtus mystacinus) is a species of vole (rodent) in the family Cricetidae.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Iran, Svalbard (accidentally introduced), North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine and Norway.

Taxonomy

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]

References

  1. ^ 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.old-form url
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The Norwegian Polar Institute - Sibling Vole
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Microtus rossiaemeridionalis: Brief Summary

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The East European vole (Microtus mystacinus) is a species of vole (rodent) in the family Cricetidae.

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