Microtus ilaeus

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Rodentia	Cricetidae

Scientific Name:

Microtus ilaeus Thomas, 1912

Common Name(s):

English

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Kazakhstan Vole, Tien Shan Vole

Synonym(s):

Microtus kirgisorum (Ognec, 1950)

Microtus kirgisorum (Ognev, 1950)

Taxonomic Notes:

This species was formerly listed as a subspecies of M. arvalis (Musser and Carleton 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2016
Date Assessed:	2016-03-23
Assessor(s):	Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H.
Reviewer(s):	Amori, G.
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, likely occurrence in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2008 – Least Concern (LC) Download assessment 1996 – Lower Risk/least concern (LR/lc) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

This is a widespread species, occurring in northwest China (Xinjiang province), Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan (Musser and Carleton 2005).

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Afghanistan; China (Xinjiang); Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan

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Population [top]

Population:

There are currently no data regarding the population status of this species.

Current Population Trend:

Unknown

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species occurs in forest, forest-steppe and scrub meadow (Smith and Xie 2008).
Systems:	Terrestrial
Generation Length (years):	1

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to the species throughout its range.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to the species throughout its range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known conservation measures in place for this species. It may be present in protected areas. Further studies are needed into the abundance of this species. In China, it has been regionally Red Listed as Least Concern (Wang and Xie 2004).

Conservation Actions:

There are no known conservation measures in place for this species. It may be present in protected areas. Further studies are needed into the abundance of this species. In China, it has been regionally Red Listed as Least Concern (Wang and Xie 2004).

Citation:	Smith, A.T. & Johnston, C.H. 2016. Microtus ilaeus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T13438A22350742. . Downloaded on 21 April 2018.
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