Günther's vole

Günther's vole
A Günther's Vole in Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Subgenus: Microtus
Species:
M. guentheri
Binomial name
Microtus guentheri
(Danford & Alston, 1880)
Synonyms

mustersi Ranck, 1968

Günther's vole (Microtus guentheri) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, also known by the name Levant vole. It is found in Bulgaria, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Syria, Turkey, and Libya. In Libya, its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and arable land. In Israel, it is common in lowland agricultural fields, in peak years becoming a major crop pest.

References

  1. ^ Amr, Z.; Shenbrot, G.; Hutterer, R.; Amori, G.; Kryštufek, B.; Yigit, N.; Mitsain, G. & Muñoz, L.J.P. (2008). "Microtus guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
  • Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
  • Schlitter, D. 2004. Microtus guentheri. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2014.


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