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Microtus agrestis (field vole)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Mus agrestis was named by Linnaeus (1761). It is extant.

It was recombined as Microtus agrestis by Bell and Bever (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1761Mus agrestis Linnaeus
2006Microtus agrestis Bell and Bever p. 376

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeArvicoliniGiebel 1855
genusMicrotusSchrank 1798
speciesagrestis(Linnaeus 1761)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Microtus agrestis Linnaeus 1761 [field vole]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 12:44:05
Modified: 2012-05-14 21:44:05
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Samuels and Van Valkenburgh 2008, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands Microtus agrestis (189574)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Poland Microtus agrestis (33874)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Puglia) Microtus agrestis (44091)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Verona) Microtus agrestis (43656)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Belgium Microtus agrestis (34127)
Quaternary2.588 - 0.0Germany (Bayern) Microtus agrestis (52521)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Spain Microtus agrestis (34926)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126France (Provence) Microtus agrestis (48889)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Romania Microtus agrestis (34010 34012)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Italy (Trieste) Microtus agrestis (43704 43705)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Italy (Vicenza) Microtus agrestis (43691 43693 43696 43697)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Microtus agrestis (49999)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Spain (Castilla-Leon) Microtus agrestis (34927)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Italy (Verona) Microtus agrestis (43643 43645 43653 43655)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Norway Microtus agrestis (227461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Spain (Arrasate) Microtus agrestis (191758)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Microtus agrestis (93828)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Microtus agrestis (55533)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy (Vicenza) Arvicola agrestis (43667)