Life Mammalia Rodentia Arvicolidae

• Microtus roberti Thomas, 1906 Asia Minor, Caucasus. See [maps] Robert's Vole

  • Microtus roberti Thomas, 1906; (Sumela,S. of Trebizond, NE. Asia Minor)
  • circassicus
  • occidentalis (Turov)
  • personatus
  • pshavus ; (Caucasus)
  • Microtus roberti turovi Hoffmeister, 1949; (New name for M. r. occidentalis Turov)
• Microtus gud Satunin, 1909 Caucasus, Asia Minor. See [maps]

  • Microtus gud Satunin, 1909; (Gudaur, Caucasus)
  • lasistanius ; (N. Asia Minor)
  • lucidus
  • neujukovi
  • oseticus
• Microtus nivalis (Martins, 1842) SEU, CEU (mountains), Carpathians, Balkans, Asia Minor, Palestine, Kopet Dag, Iran. See [maps]

  • Arvicola nivalis Martins, 1842; ; TL: Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
  • abulensis ; (Central Spain)
  • alpinus
  • aquitanius ; (Pyrenees)
  • dementieri ; (Kopet Dag Mts)
  • gotshobi
  • hermanis ; (Palestine)
  • ighesicus ; (Caucasus)
  • lebrunii ; (Massif Centra, France)
  • leucurus
  • malyi ; (Yugoslavia)
  • mirhanreini ; (Tatra Mts)
  • nivicola
  • olympius
  • petrophilus
  • pontius ; (Asia Minor)
  • radnensis
  • satunini
  • trialeticus
  • ulpius ; (Rumania)
  • wagneri
  • Microtus nivalis loginovi Ognev, 1950; Mammals of USSR and adjacent countries, vol. 7, Rodents: 448; TL: Mt Atcheshbok, Caucasus, USSR
  • Microtus nivalis cedrorum Spitzenberger, 1973; ; TL: Ciglikara, c. 25 km SSW of Elmali, Kohu Dag, Antalya, Turkey (1750m)
• Microtus socialis (Pallas, 1773) SEEU, Asia Minor, Palestine, SW.Iran. See [maps] Social Vole

  • Mus socialis Pallas, 1773; (Lower Ural River)
  • astrachanensis
  • binominatus
  • colchicus (Argyropulo)
  • goriensis
  • gravsesi
  • guentheri ; (Asia Minor)
  • hartingi ; (Greece)
  • hyrcania ; (NE. Iran)
  • irani ; (SW. Iran)
  • lydius
  • mustersi ; (Libya)
  • mystacinus ; (Iran)
  • paradoxus ; (Kopet Dag)
  • parvus ; (Caucasus)
  • philistinus ; (Palestine)
  • satunini (Ognev)
  • schidlovskii
  • shevketi
  • ?syriacus
  • Sumeriomys guentheri martinoi Petrov, 1939; ; TL: Pepeliste, near Krivolak, 40 km SE of Veles, Yugoslavia
  • Microtus guentheri macedonicus Kretzoi, 1964; (New name for Sumeriomys guentheri martinoi Petrov, 1939, preoccupied by Pitymys nyirensis martinoi Ehik, 1935)
  • Microtus socialis nikolajevi Ognev, 1950; Mammals of USSR and adjacent countries, vol. 7, Rodents: 387; TL: Kyuk-Tuk Island, Crimea
  • Microtus guentheri strandzensis Markov, 1960; ; TL: Near village of Gramatikovo, Bezirk Burgas, Strndza Mts, E. Bulgaria
• Microtus arvalis (Pallas, 1779) EU, Russia, Siberia, Caucasus, Altail. See [maps] Kenttämyyrä Common vole

  • Mus arvalis Pallas, 1779; (Germany)
  • arvensis
  • albus
  • angularis
  • assimilis
  • asturianus ; (Spain)
  • brauneri
  • brevirostris
  • calypsus
  • cimbricus
  • contigua
  • ?cunicularius
  • depressa
  • duplicatus
  • flava
  • fulva
  • galliardi
  • ghalgai
  • gudauricus
  • howelkae
  • ?igmanensis ; (Yugoslavia)
  • incertus
  • incognitus
  • iphigeniae ; (Crimea)
  • levis ; (Rumania)
  • macrocranius ; (Caucasus)
  • meridianus ; (Pyrenees)
  • muhlisi ; (Asia Minor)
  • obscurus (Eversmann); (Altai Mts)
  • orcadensis ; (Orkney Is.)
  • principalis
  • relictus
  • rhodopensis
  • ronaldshaiensis
  • rousiensis
  • rufescentefuscus
  • sandayensis
  • sarnius ; (Guernsey)
  • simplex
  • terrestris (Schrank)
  • transcaucasicus
  • transuralensis
  • variabilis
  • vulgaris
  • westrae
  • Microtus arvalis oyaensis Heim de Balsca, 1940; (Ile de Yeu, France)
  • Microtus arvalis grandis Martino & Martino, 1948; ; TL: Gatacko Polje, near Gacko, Hercegovina, Yugoslavia
  • Microtus arvalis caspicus Ognev, 1950; Mammals of USSR and adjacent countries, vol. 7, Rodents: 215; TL: Tchanyushkima, S. Astrakhan Dist. USSR
  • Microtus arvalis ruthenus Ognev, 1950; Mammals of USSR and adjacent countries, vol. 7, Rodents: 210; TL: Omutninsk Dist, Kirov Region, N. European Russia
  • Microtus arvalis meldensis Delost, 1955; Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 80: 149-162; TL: Mareuil-les-Meaux, Seine et Marne, France

  Some names above may belong to Microtus rossiaemeridionalis below. the [MPR] only listed Microtus subarvalis, which I assume might also belong there? -- msa

• Microtus rossiaemeridionalis European Russia, Caucasus, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria. See [maps] Idänkenttämyyrä Sibling vole

  • Mircotus arvalis epiroticus Ondrias, 1966; Säugetierk. 34: 353-358; TL: Perama, near Ioannina, Epirus, Greece
• Microtus subarvalis Meyer, Orlov & Skholl, 1972

  • Microtus subarvalis Meyer, Orlov & Skholl, 1972; ; TL: Leningrad, Oblast, USSR

  Belongs to Microtus rossiaemeridionalis? --msa

• Microtus transcaspicus Satunin, 1905 Turkmenistan, Afghanistan. See [maps] Transcaspian Vole

  • Microtus transcaspicus Satunin, 1905; (Ashabad, Turkmenistan)
  • ?khorkoutensis ; (NE. Iran)
• Microtus ilaeus Thomas, 1912 Tien Shan, Khirgizia. See [maps] Tien Shan Vole

  • Microtus ilaeus Thomas, 1912; (River Ussek, SE. Kazakhstan)
  • Microtus arvalis kirgisorum Ognev, 1950; Mammals of USSR and adjacent countries, vol. 7, Rodents: 219; TL: Tuyouk, Khirgiski Mts, Khirgizia
  • Microtus arvalis innae Ognev, 1950; Mammals of USSR and adjacent countries, vol. 7, Rodents: 221; TL: Lake Issik-Kul, Khirgizia
• Microtus mongolicus (Radde, 1862) NE.Mongolia. See [maps] Mongolian Vole

  • Arvicola mongolicus Radde, 1862; (Transbaikalia)
  • baicalensis
  • poljakovi
  • serophilus
• Microtus cabrerae Thomas, 1906 Spain. See [maps]

  • Microtus cabrerae Thomas, 1906; ; TL: Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid Prov., Spain
  • dentatus
• Microtus maximowiczii (Schrenk, 1859) Amur. See [maps]

  • Arvicola maximowiczii Schrenk, 1859; ; TL: Mouth of Omutnaya River, upper Amur, E. Siberia
  • ungurensis
• Microtus fortis Büchner, 1889 China, Manchuria, Korea - Amur. See [maps] Reed Vole

  • Microtus fortis Büchner, 1889; ; TL: Valley of Huang Ho, Ordos Desert, Inner Mongolia, China
  • calamorum ; (lower Yangtze Kiang)
  • dolichocephalus ; (Manchuria)
  • michnoi ; (Transbaikalia)
  • pelliceus ; (Ussuri)
  • Microtus fortis uliginosus Jones & Johnson, 1955; ; TL: Chip`o-ri (38°08'N, 127°19'E), central Korea
• Microtus sachalinensis Vasin, 1955 Sakhalin Sakhalin Vole

  • Microtus sachalinensis Vasin, 1955; ; TL: Olen River, Poronaisk region, Sakhalin, USSR
• Microtus kikuchii Kuroda, 1920 Taiwan (2800 m)

  • Microtus kikuchii Kuroda, 1920; (Taiwan)
• Microtus clarkei Hinton, 1923 Yunnan, N.Burma (3400-4000 m). See [maps] Clarke's Vole

  • Microtus clarkei Hinton, 1923; (Yunnan, China)
• Microtus millicens Thomas, 1911 Szechuan. See [maps] Szechuan Vole

  • Microtus millicens Thomas, 1911; ; TL: Weichoe, W. Szechuan, China (12 000 ft)
• Microtus montebelli (Milne-Edwards, 1872) Japan. See [maps]

  • Arvicola montebelli Milne-Edwards, 1872; (Honshu, Japan)
  • brevicorpus ; (Sado Is.)
  • hatanezumi
• Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761) EU, Siberia. See [maps] Peltomyyrä Field Vole

  • Mus agrestis Linnaeus, 1761
  • nigricans
  • angustifrons
  • arcturus ; (Zungaria)
  • argyropuli
  • bailloni ; (France)
  • campestris
  • britannicus
  • estiae
  • exsul ; (Outer Hebrides)
  • fiona
  • gregarius ; (Germany)
  • hirta ; (England)
  • insularis
  • intermedia
  • latifrons
  • levernedii
  • luch
  • macgillivrayi ; (Island of Islay)
  • mial
  • mongol ; (Mongolia)
  • neglectus
  • nigra
  • ognevi (Scalon); (NW. Siberia)
  • orioecus
  • pannonicus
  • punctus
  • rozianus ; (Portugal)
  • rufa
  • tridentinus
  • wettsteini (Ehik)
  • Microtus agrestis scaloni Heptner, 1948; (New name for M. a. ognevi Scalon, 1935, not Turov, 1926)
  • Microtus agrestis carinthiacus Kretzoi, 1958; (New name for M. a. wettsteini Ehik, 1928, preoccupied by Pitymys subterraneus wettsteini Ehik, 1926)
  • Microtus agrestis heptneri Hamar, 1963; ; TL: Bucegi Mts, S. Carpathians, Rumania
  • Microtus agrestis enez-groezi Heim de Balsac & Beaufort, 1966; Mammalia 30: 637-639; TL: Groix Islan, Morbihan, France
  • Microtus agrestis armoricanicus Heim de Balsac & Beaufort, 1966; Mammalia 30: 637-639; TL: Quimper, Finisterre, France
  • Mus pennsylvanica Ord, 1815
• Microtus oeconomus (Pallas, 1776) CEU, NEU, N.Siberia, Alaska, Ukraine. See [maps] Lapinmyyrä Root Vole

  • Mus oeconomus Pallas, 1776; (Ishim Valley, SW. Siberia)
  • altaicus ; (Altai)
  • anikini
  • arenicola ; (Netherland)
  • dauricus ; (Transbaikalia)
  • flaviventris ; (Kansu)
  • hahlovi
  • kamtschaticus ; (Kamchatka)
  • kjusjurensis
  • koreni ; (NE. Siberia)
  • limnophilus ; (Tsaidam, Chingai, China)
  • malcolmi
  • medius
  • mehelyi
  • montiumcaelestinum ; Dzungar Alatau, SE. Kazakhstan)
  • naumovi
  • ouralensis ; (S. Urals)
  • petshorae
  • ratticeps ; (N. European Russia)
  • shantaricus ; (Gt Shantar Is., E.Siberia)
  • stimmingi
  • suntaricus
  • tschuktschorum ; (E.Siberia)
  • uchidae ; (Kurile Is.)
• Microtus middendorffi (Poliakov, 1881) N.Siberia (tundra). See [maps] Middendorff's Vole

  • Arvicola middendorffi Poliakov, 1881; (Taimyr Peninsula, N. Siberia)
  • hyperboreus ; (Verkhoyansk Mts)
  • obscurus (Middendorff)
  • ryphaeus ; (Urals)
  • swerevi
  • tasensis
  • uralensis (Skalon)
• Microtus bedfordi (Thomas, 1911) Kansu. See [maps] Duke of Bedford's Vole

  • Proedromys bedfordi Thomas, 1911; ; TL: 60 miles SE of Minchow, Kansu, China
• Microtus brandti (Radde, 1861) Mongolia, Transbaikalia. See [maps] Brandt's Vole

  • Arvicola brandti Radde, 1861; (NE. Mongolia)
  • aga
  • warringtoni
• Microtus mandarinus (Milne-Edwards, 1871) China, N.Mongolia. See [maps] Mandarin Vole

  • Arvicola mandarinus Milne-Edwards, 1871; (N.Shansi, China)
  • faeceus ; (Hopei)
  • jeholensis
  • johannes
  • kishidae ; (Korea)
  • pullus
  • vinogradovi
• Microtus gregalis (Pallas, 1779) Narrow-skulled Vole

  • Mus gregalis Pallas, 1779; (East of R. Chulym, central Siberia)
  • angustus ; (Inner Mongolia)
  • brevicauda ; (Yakutia)
  • buturlini
  • castaneus (Kashkarov)
  • dolguschini
  • eversmanni ; (Altai)
  • kossogolicus
  • major
  • montosus ; (Pamirs)
  • nordenskioldi ; (Taimyr Peninsula)
  • raddei ; (Transbaikalia)
  • ravidulus ; (Sinkiang)
  • slowzovi
  • tarbagataicus
  • tianschanicus ; (Tien Shan)
  • tundrae
  • unguiculatus
  • zachvatkini ; (Aral Sea)
  • Microtus gregalis dukelskiae Ognev, 1950; Mammals of USSR and adjacent countries, vol. 7, Rodents: 477; TL: Vostochnoye, 35 km SE of Minusinsk, Upper Yenesei, Siberia
  • Microtus gregalis talassicus Heptner, 1948; (New name for M. g. castaneus Kashkarov, 1923)
  • Microtus gregalis sirtalensis Yung, 1966; (Bargan Plateau, Inner Mongolia, China)

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