Microtus levis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Microtus levis

Species Authority

Miller, 1908

Common Name/s:

English	–	East European Vole, Sibling Vole
French	–	Campagnol D'Ondrias
Spanish	–	Topillo Griego

Synonym/s:

Microtus epiroticus

Microtus rossiaemeridionalis

Microtus subarvalis

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Zagorodnyuk, I., Henttonen, H., Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G. & Muñoz, L.J.P.

Evaluator/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Temple, H. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:
A widespread and common species, tolerant of a wide range of habitat types. No major threats are known. Consequently it is assessed as Least Concern.

History:

1996

–

Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Microtus levis has a large range extending from east and south-east Europe eastwards across Russia and Asia Minor to Lake Baikal in Siberia. It has been introduced to Svalbard (Zima 1999, Shenbrot and Krasnov 2005). In Europe, its range includes the Balkan peninsula, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic and southern Finland. Generally a lowland species, recorded from sea level to 2,500 m (B. Krystufek pers. comm.).
Countries:	Native: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bulgaria; Estonia; Finland; Greece; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lithuania; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Moldova; Montenegro; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Turkey; Ukraine Introduced: Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is a relatively common species. Population densities fluctuate on an annual basis, and peak densities of as high as 200,000 burrow openings per hectare have been recorded in F. Y. R. Macedonia (Zima 1999).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs in a range of habitats including farmland, meadows, and open woodland. In southern parts of its range it tends to occur in damp habitats in close proximity to rivers and lakes (Zima 1999).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No major threats are known.

Major Threat(s):

No major threats are known.

Conservation Actions [top]

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

Conservation Actions:

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

Citation:	Zagorodnyuk, I., Henttonen, H., Amori, G., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G. & Muñoz, L.J.P. 2008. Microtus levis. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 November 2008.
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