Taxonomy Profile: Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus 1758)

Arvicola amphibius: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Arvicola terrestris
Linnaeus 1758
Arvicola americana
Gray 1842
Lemmus aquaticus
F Cuvier 1817
Nesokia argyropus
Cabrera 1901
Arvicola destructor
Savi 1839
Arvicola musignani
Selys-Longchamps 1839
Mus paludosus
Linneaus 1771
Arvicola pertinax
Savi 1839
Arvicola tanaitica
Kalabuchov and Raevsky 1930
Mus terrestris
Linnaeus 1758
Arvicola terrestris abrukensis
Reinwaldt 1927
Hypudaeus terrestris aquaticus
Billberg 1827
Microtus terrestris armenius
Thomas 1907
Hypudaeus terrestris ater
Billberg 1827
Microtus terrestris barabensis
Heptner 1948
Arvicola amphibius brigantium
Thomas 1928
Arvicola terrestris caucasicus
Ognev 1933
Arvicola terrestris cubanensis
Ognev 1933
Arvicola amphibius djukovi
Ognev and Formosov 1927
Arvicola terrestris ferrugineus
Ognev 1933
Arvicola musignani fuliginosus
Selys-Longchamps 1845
Arvicola terrestris hintoni
Aharoni 1932
Microtus terrestris hyperryphaeus
Heptner 1948
Microtus musignani illyricus
Barrett-Hamilton 1899
Arvicola amphibius italicus
Savi 1839
Arvicola terrestris jacutensis
Ognev 1933
Microtus terrestris karatshaicus
Heptner 1948
Arvicola terrestris korabensis
Martino 1937
Arvicola amphibius kuruschi
Heptner and Formosov 1928
Arvicola terrestris kuznetzovi
Ognev 1933
Hypudaeus terrestris littoralis
Billberg 1827
Arvicola amphibius meridionalis
Ognev 1922
Arvicola amphibius minor
Selys-Longchamps 1845
Arvicola amphibius nigricans
Selys-Longchamps 1845
Arvicola terrestris obensis
Egorin 1939
Arvicola terrestris ognevi
Turov 1926
Arvicola amphibius persicus
de Filippi 1865
Arvicola amphibius reta
Miller 1910
Microtus terrestris rufescens
Satunin 1908
Arvicola terrestris scythicus
Thomas 1914
Arvicola terrestris tataricus
Ognev 1933
Arvicola terrestris turovi
Ognev 1933
Arvicola terrestris variabilis
Ognev 1933
Arvicola terrestris volgensis
Ognev 1933
Common Name(s):
Eurasian Water Vole []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Arvicola amphibius: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
arvicoline rodents |
Genus : Arvicola
Water Voles |
Species : Arvicola amphibius
Eurasian Water Vole |
Arvicola amphibius Direct Children(s):
Arvicola amphibius: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Arvicola amphibius
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Ellerman, J. R., and T. C. S. Morrison-Scott
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1966-07-01 / 1966-07-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals 1758 to 1946, 2nd edition
Page(s):
810
Publisher:
Alden Press
Publication Place:
Oxford, England
ISBN/ISSN:
0565004484/
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8727652
Reference for:
Arvicola amphibius
Arvicola amphibius: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Arvicola amphibius: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) as A. terrestris
Comment:
Comments: Linnaeus' amphibius and terrestris, both proposed in 1758 on the same page, are now considered conspecific by most researchers, but which name should be properly used is unsettled. Corbet (1978c:105) noted that 'amphibius should have priority (presumably following Blasius (1857) as first reviser). Although strictly correct this is contrary to long-established usage and would cause considerable confusion and ambiguity' (also see discussion in Corbet et al., 1970:315). The usage is not so lon...