Taxonomy Profile: Microtus arvalis (Pallas 1779)

Microtus arvalis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Microtus obscurus
Eversmann 1841
Arvicola arvensis
Schinz 1840
Microtus angularis
Miller 1908
Microtus asturianus
Miller 1908
Microtus brevirostris
Ognev 1924
Arvicola campestris
Blasius 1853
Arvicola cunicularius
Ray 1847
Lemmus fulvus
I Geoffroy 1803
Microtus hyrcania
Goodwin 1940
Arvicola incertus
Selys-Longchamps 1841
Arvicola mystacinus
de Filippi 1865
Hypudaeus obscurus
Eversmann 1841
Microtus orcadensis
Millais 1904
Microtus sarnius
Miller 1909
Microtus terrestris
Schrank 1798
Arvicola vulgaris
Desmarest 1822
Mus arvalis albus
Bechstein 1801
Arvicola arvalis assimilis
Rörig and Börner 1905
Arvicola arvalis ater
Selys-Longchamps 1845
Microtus arvalis calypsus
Montagu 1923
Microtus arvalis cimbricus
Stein 1931
Arvicola arvalis contigua
Rörig and Börner 1905
Arvicola arvalis depressa
Rörig and Börig 1905
Arvicola arvalis duplicatus
Rörig and Börner 1905
Arvicola arvalis flava
Fatio 1905
Arvicola arvalis fulva
Fatio 1869
Arvicola arvalis galliardi
Fatio 1905
Microtus arvalis gudauricus
Ognev 1929
Microtus arvalis hawelkae
Bolkay 1925
Microtus arvalis incognitus
Stein 1931
Microtus arvalis iphigeniae
Heptner 1946
Microtus arvalis khorkoutensis
Goodwin 1940
Microtus arvalis macrocranius
Ognev 1924
Microtus arvalis meridianus
Miller 1908
Arvicola arvalis principalis
Rörig and Börig 1905
Microtus orcadensis ronaldshaiensis
Hinton 1913
Microtus orcadensis rousiensis
Hinton 1913
Microtus orcadensis sandayensis
Millais 1905
Arvicola arvalis simplex
Rörig and Börig 1905
Microtus arvalis transcaucasicus
Ognev 1924
Microtus arvalis transuralensis
Serebrennikov 1929
Arvicola arvalis variabilis
Rörig and Börner 1905
Microtus sandayensis westrae
Miller 1908
Common Name(s):
Common Vole []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Microtus arvalis: 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 : Microtus
Meadow Mice |
Meadow Voles |
Species : Microtus arvalis
Common Vole |
Microtus arvalis Direct Children(s):
Microtus arvalis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Microtus arvalis
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Microtus arvalis
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Microtus arvalis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Microtus arvalis
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:
Microtus arvalis
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:
Microtus arvalis
Microtus arvalis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Microtus arvalis: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) as M. arvalis and M. obscurus
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Microtus, arvalis species group (Pavlinov and Rossolimo, 1987, 1998; Pavlinov et al., 1995a; Zagorodnyuk, 1990). Most closely related to M. levis (formerly rossiaemeredionalis), M. transcaspicus, and M. ilaeus (Meyer et al., 1996). Phylogenetic analysis of cytochrome b sequences reinforces the strong alliance between M. arvalis and M. levis (Conroy and Cook, 2000a)
Comment:
The correct date citation for Microtis arvalis (Pallas) is 1779 and not 1778; original combination Mus arvalis was published on page 78 of 'Novae species qvadrvpedvn e Glirivm ordine...', and while pages 1-70 were published in 1778 the remaining pages were published the following year