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Meadow Voles
Microtus
Microtus is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe, and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. About 62 species are placed in the genus. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs, and tails. They eat green vegetation such as grasses and sedges in summer, and grains, seeds, roots, and bark at other times. The genus is also called "meadow voles". (ITIS database)
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 61 known species
Pitymys
subgenusPitymys
Euarvicola
subgenusEuarvicola
Microtus
subgenusMicrotus
Terricola
subgenusTerricola
Iberomys
subgenusIberomys
Microtus henseli
speciesMicrotus henseli
Blanfordimys
subgenusBlanfordimys
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 44259.