Microtus brecciensis Forsyth Major 1905 (vole)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Alternative combination: Hipudaeus brecciensis

Synonyms: Microtus brecciensis mediterraneus Chaline 1967, Microtus mediterraneus Chaline 1967

Belongs to Microtus according to A. Ruiz-Bustos 1976

Sister taxa: Arvicola didelta, Arvicola involuta, Microtus (Stenocranius), Microtus (Tyrrhenicola), Microtus agrestis, Microtus arvalis, Microtus australis, 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 France (6 collections), Italy (2), Portugal (1), Spain (4)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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