Профиль таксономии: Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus 1758)

Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc) as A. terrestris

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...