Microtus agrestis Linnaeus 1761 (field vole)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Alternative combination: Mus agrestis

Belongs to Microtus according to C. J. Bell and G. S. Bever 2006

Sister taxa: Arvicola didelta, Arvicola involuta, Microtus (Stenocranius), Microtus (Tyrrhenicola), Microtus arvalis, Microtus australis, Microtus brecciensis, Microtus bucharicus, Microtus californicus, Microtus chrotorrhinus, Microtus drummondi, Microtus duodecimcostatus, Microtus eleniae, Microtus epimticeps, Microtus guatemalensis, Microtus guentheri, Microtus guildayi, Microtus hibbardi, Microtus irene, Microtus kikuchii, Microtus leucurus, Microtus llanensis, Microtus longicaudus, Microtus mandarinus, Microtus meadensis, Microtus mexicanus, Microtus middendorffi, Microtus miguelensis, Microtus miurus, Microtus montanus, Microtus morlani, Microtus oaxacensis, Microtus ochrogaster, Microtus oeconomus, Microtus paroperarius, Microtus pennsylvanicus, Microtus pinetorum, Microtus quasiater, Microtus richardsoni, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis, Microtus umbrosus, Microtus xanthognathus, Pitymys aratai, Pitymys nemoralis, Pitymys mcnowni, Pitymys cumberlandensis, Pitymys parvulus

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Belgium (1 collection), France (1), Germany (2), Italy (13), the Netherlands (2), Norway (1), Poland (1), Romania (2), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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