Microtus subterraneus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Rodentia	Cricetidae

Scientific Name:

Microtus subterraneus (de Selys-Longchamps, 1836)

Regional Assessments:

Mediterranean

Europe

Common Name(s):

English	–	European Pine Vole, Common Pine Vole
French	–	Campagnol Souterrain
Spanish	–	Topillo Europeo

Synonym(s):

Microtus majori Thomas, 1906

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2016
Date Assessed:	2016-08-19
Assessor(s):	Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G., Kryštufek, B., Vohralík, V., Zima, J. & Zagorodnyuk, I.
Reviewer(s):	Amori, G.
Justification: A widespread and abundant species. It occupies a wide range of habitats, and faces no known major threats. The long-term population trend is thought to be stable. For these reasons it is assessed as Least Concern.
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:

Microtus subterraneus occurs primarily in Europe, where it occupies central regions from the Atlantic coast of France to European Russia, and the Balkan peninsula. Isolated populations are found in Estonia and near St Petersburg, Russia. Outside Europe, its range extends into western Asia Minor (Turkey) (Shenbrot and Krasnov 2005). There are records of this species from sea level to 2,300 m (Kryštufek 1999).

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Albania; Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Moldova; Montenegro; Netherlands; Poland; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine

Additional data:

♦ Upper elevation limit (metres):	2300

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Population [top]

Population:

It is widespread and common throughout most of its range. Despite fluctuations, the long-term population trend appears to be stable (Kryštufek 1999).

Current Population Trend:

Stable

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in a broad range of habitats including broadleaf and coniferous woodlands, meadows and pastures, and rocky areas in the high mountains. It tolerates both dry and damp conditions (Kryštufek 1999).
Systems:	Terrestrial
Generation Length (years):	1

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No major threats.

Major Threat(s):

No major threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in protected areas throughout its range. No specific conservation measures are needed.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in protected areas throughout its range. No specific conservation measures are needed.

Errata [top]

Errata reason:	This errata assessment has been created because the map was accidentally left out of the version published previously.

Errata reason:

This errata assessment has been created because the map was accidentally left out of the version published previously.

Citation:	Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G., Kryštufek, B., Vohralík, V., Zima, J. & Zagorodnyuk, I. 2016. Microtus subterraneus. (errata version published in 2017) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T13489A115115111. . Downloaded on 22 September 2017.
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