Montane water vole
Montane water vole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Synapsida |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Genus: | Arvicola |
Species: | A. scherman |
Binomial name | |
Arvicola scherman Shaw, 1801 | |
The montane water vole (Arvicola scherman) is a species of vole found throughout Europe, from the mountains of northern Spain through central Europe and eastwards through to central Romania. Initially regarded as a species, it was reassigned as a subspecies of terrestris before being again designated as a species by Panteleyev in 2000.
References
- ↑ Amori, G.; Hutterer, R.; Kryštufek, B.; Yigit, N.; Mitsain, G. & Muñoz, L.J.P (2008). "Arvicola scherman". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
Sources
- Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Wilson and Reeder. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition)
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