Microtus rossiaemeridionalis

Ognev, 1924

East European Gray Vole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Tribe : Microtini
Genus : Microtus
Subgenus : Microtus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Ognev, S.I. 1924. Rodentia of the North Caucasus. None, Rostov on the Don, 61 pp.

Authority publication link

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/pdf/ognev1924_causc_rodents.pdf

Original name as described

Microtus arvalis rossiae-meridionalis

Type material

ZMMU S-30903

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-30903

Type locality

“Novii Kurlak, Bobrov subdistrict [uezd] of the Voronej Govt. [Voronezh Oblast]”, Russian Federation.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Finland · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania · Belarus · Ukraine · Moldova · Romania · Serbia · Kosovo · North Macedonia · Bulgaria · Albania · Greece · Turkey · Armenia · Iran · Kazakhstan · Russia

Taxonomy notes

split from M. mystacinus and has been recognized under the name levis, which is tentatively considered a synonym of M. arvalis

Taxonomy notes citation

Mahmoudi, A., Darvish, J., Aliabadian, M., Khosravi, M., Golenishchev, F. N., & KRYŠTUFEK, B. (2014). Chromosomal diversity in the genus Microtus at its southern distributional margin in Iran. Folia Zool, 63(4), 290-295. · Mahmoudi, A., Darvish, J., Aliabadian, M., Moghaddam, F. Y., & Kryštufek, B. (2017). New insight into the cradle of the grey voles (subgenus Microtus) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences. Mammalia, 81(6), 583-593. · Golenishchev, F., Malikov, V., Petrova, T., Bodrov, S., & Abramson, N. (2019). Toward assembling a taxonomic puzzle: Case study of Iranian gray voles of the subgenus Microtus (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Mammalian Biology, 94(1), 98-105. · Kryštufek, B., & Shenbrot, G. (2022). Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region. University of Maribor Press, Maribor.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006654

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Microtus arvalis relictus

Neuhäuser, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

relictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Neuhäuser collection 254

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45544990

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus arvalis muhlisi

Neuhäuser, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

muhlisi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Neuhäuser collection 42

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45544989

Authority publication

Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus rossiaemeridionalis ponticus

Zagorodnyuk, 1993

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ponticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NNPM 14412 through NNPM 14431

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

70

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus subarvalis

Meyyer, Orlov, & Skholl, 1972

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subarvalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZIN S. 56751

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

159

Authority publication

Зоологический Журнал

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus arvalis rhodopensis

Heinrich, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rhodopensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 347

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Mitteilungen aus den königlichen naturwissenschaftlichen Instituten in Sofia — Bulgarien

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus arvalis rossiae-meridionalis

Ognev, 1924

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rossiaemeridionalis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-30903

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-30903

Authority page

27

Authority publication

Rostov on the Don

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

Microtus epiroticus

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

epiroticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

491, 492

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:491, 492) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Microtus rossiaemeridionalis

O'Brien, Menninger, & W. G. Nash, 2006

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rossiaemeridionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

259

Authority publication

Hoboken

Name usages

  1. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:259) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Microtus arvalis epiroticus

Ondrias, 1966

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

epiroticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

1-136

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Kryštufek & Shenbrot (2022:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59729)

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