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''Microtus'' is a genus of
vole Voles are small rodents that are relatives of lemmings and hamsters, but with a stouter body; a longer, hairy tail; a slightly rounder head; smaller eyes and ears; and differently formed molars (high-crowned with angular cusps instead of lo ...
s found in
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. 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, root and bark at other times. The genus is also called "meadow voles".ITIS database
The species are: *
Insular vole The insular vole or St. Matthew Island vole (''Microtus abbreviatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It occurs only on St. Matthew Island and the adjacent Hall Island, in Alaska. On these Bering Sea islands, insular voles liv ...
(''M. abbreviatus'') * California vole (''M. californicus'') *
Rock vole The rock vole (''Microtus chrotorrhinus'') is a medium-sized vole found in eastern North America. It is also called the yellow-nosed vole. Description This species is similar in appearance to the larger taiga vole. It has short ears and a long ...
(''M. chrotorrhinus'') * Long-tailed vole (''M. longicaudus'') * Mexican vole (''M. mexicanus'') * Singing vole (''M. miurus'') * Mogollon vole (''M. mogollonensis'') * Water vole (''M. richardsoni'') * Zempoaltépec vole (''M. umbrosus'') * Taiga vole (''M. xanthognathus'') Subgenus ''Microtus'' * Short-tailed field vole (''M. agrestis'') *
Anatolian vole The Anatolian vole (''Microtus anatolicus'') is a species of vole found in Turkey, specifically Konya Province. The population is unknown but it lives in small colonies. The species exists in an area that is a remnant zone of Tethys Ocean, and th ...
(''M. anatolicus'') * Common vole (''M. arvalis'') * Cabrera's vole (''M. cabrerae'') *
Doğramaci's vole Doğramaci's vole (''Microtus dogramacii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in central Turkey, and is similar to the social vole, although different in terms of cranial proportions and karyotype A karyotype i ...
(''M. dogramacii'') *
Elbeyli vole Elbeyli, formerly Alimantar, is a town and district of Kilis Province in Turkey. Elbeyli was controlled by the Seljuk Turks between 1040 and 1157, then the Ilkhanate, and finally by the Anatolian beylik of Dulkadirids before being brought into ...
(''M. elbeyli'') *
Günther's vole Günther's vole (''Microtus guentheri'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, also known by the name Levant vole. It is found in Bulgaria, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Syria, Tur ...
(''M. guentheri'') * Harting's vole (''M. hartingii'') *
Tien Shan vole The Tien Shan vole (''Microtus ilaeus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ...
(''M. ilaeus'') *
Persian vole The Persian vole (''Microtus irani'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is only found in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is b ...
(''M. irani'') *
Mediterranean field vole The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ...
(''M. lavernedii'') *
Kerman vole Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in 221,389 households, ...
(''M. kermanensis'') *
Turkish vole Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...
(''M. lydius'') * East European vole (''M. mystacinus'') * Altai vole (''M. obscurus'') *
Paradox vole The paradox vole ('Microtus paradoxus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in southern Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by ...
(''M. paradoxus'') * Qazvin vole (''M. qazvinensis'') * Portuguese field vole (''M. rosianus'') * Schidlovsky's vole (''M. schidlovskii'') * Social vole (''M. socialis'') * Transcaspian vole (''M. transcaspicus'') Subgenus '' Blanfordimys'' *
Afghan vole The Afghan vole (''Microtus afghanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in south-central Asia. Characteristics The Afghan vole has a small, stocky body, a blunt, rounded muzzle and rounded ears. The colour varies a ...
(''M. afghanus'') *
Bucharian vole The Bucharian vole (''Microtus bucharicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitat is temperate desert A desert is a barren area of lands ...
(''M. bucharicus'') *
Juniper vole The juniper vole (''Microtus juldaschi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and Tajikistan. It was formerly classified in the genus '' Neodon'', but genetic evidence indicates that it is ...
(''M. juldaschi'') Subgenus '' Terricola'' * Bavarian pine vole (''M. bavaricus) * Calabria pine vole (''M. brachycercus'') *
Daghestan pine vole The Daghestan pine vole (''Microtus daghestanicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also ...
(''M. daghestanicus'') * Mediterranean pine vole (''M. duodecimcostatus'') *
Felten's vole Felten's vole (''Microtus felteni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Albania, Greece, North Macedonia, and Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landloc ...
(''M. felteni'') *
Gerbe's vole Gerbe's vole (''Microtus gerbii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats a ...
(''M. gerbii'') * Liechtenstein's pine vole (''M. liechtensteini'') *
Lusitanian pine vole The Lusitanian pine vole (''Microtus lusitanicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to the northwestern half of the Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberic ...
(''M. lusitanicus'') * Major's pine vole (''M. majori'') *
Alpine pine vole The alpine pine vole (''Microtus multiplex'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Austria, France, Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegowina (Una National ParkSicilian pine vole (''M. nebrodensis'') *
Savi's pine vole Savi's pine vole (''Microtus savii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rat ...
(''M. savii'') * European pine vole (''M. subterraneus'') * Tatra pine vole (''M. tatricus'') *
Thomas's pine vole Thomas's pine vole (''Microtus thomasi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and possibly Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also ...
(''M. thomasi'') Subgenus '' Mynomes'' *
Gray-tailed vole The gray-tailed vole (''Microtus canicaudus'') also known as the gray-tailed meadow vole or gray-tailed meadow mouse, is a rodent in the genus ''Microtus'' (small-eared "meadow voles") of the family Cricetidae. Voles are small mammals, and this ...
(''M. canicaudus'') * Western meadow vole (''M. drummondi'') * Florida salt marsh vole (''M. dukecampbelli'') * Montane vole (''M. montanus'') * Creeping vole (''M. oregoni'') * Eastern meadow vole (''M. pennsylvanicus'') *
Beach vole The beach vole (''Microtus breweri'') or Muskeget vole is a rodent in the family Cricetidae. This close relative of the eastern meadow vole (''Microtus pennsylvanicus'') is endemic to the 0.87km² Muskeget Island, Massachusetts. Due to its re ...
(''M. breweri'') * Townsend's vole (''M. townsendii'') Subgenus '' Alexandromys'' * Clarke's vole (''M. clarkei'') * Evorsk vole (''M. evoronensis'') *
Reed vole The reed vole (''Alexandromys fortis'') is a species of vole. It is found in northern and central Eurasia, including northern China and the Korean Peninsula. This species is somewhat larger and longer-tailed than most other voles. Description ...
(''M. fortis'') *
Taiwan vole The Taiwan vole (''Microtus kikuchii'', now ''Alexandromys kikuchii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, It is an endemic species of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a Country, country in East Asia, ...
(''M. kikuchii'') *
Lacustrine vole The lacustrine vole (''Microtus limnophilus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China and Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; literal translation, lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a ...
(''M. limnophilus'') *
Maximowicz's vole Maximowicz's vole (''Microtus maximowiczii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in northeastern China, Mongolia, and eastern Russia. Description Maximowicz's vole is one of the largest voles in the genus ''Microtus''. ...
(''M. maximowiczii'') * Middendorf's vole (''M. middendorffi'') *
Mongolian vole The Mongolian vole (''Microtus mongolicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe an ...
(''M. mongolicus'') *
Japanese grass vole The Japanese grass vole (''Microtus montebelli'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the ...
(''M. montebelli'') * Muisk vole (''M. mujanensis'') *
Tundra vole The tundra vole (''Microtus oeconomus'') or root vole is a medium-sized vole found in Northern and Central Europe, Asia, and northwestern North America, including Alaska and northwestern Canada. In the western part of the Netherlands, the tundra ...
or root vole (''M. oeconomus'') - several subspecies * Sakhalin vole (''M. sachalinensis'') Subgenus '' Stenocranius'' * Narrow-headed vole (''M. gregalis'') Subgenus ''
Pitymys Pitymys is a subgenus of voles in the genus Microtus. Species in this subgenus are: *Guatemalan vole (''Microtus guatemalensis'') * Tarabundí vole (''Microtus oaxacensis'') *Woodland vole The woodland vole (''Microtus pinetorum'') is a small ...
'' * Guatemalan vole (''M. guatemalensis'') *
Tarabundí vole The Tarabundí vole (''Microtus oaxacensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America ...
(''M. oaxacensis'') *
Woodland vole The woodland vole (''Microtus pinetorum'') is a small vole found in eastern North America. It is also known as the pine vole. Characteristics The woodland vole has a head and body length ranging between with a short tail. Its weight ranges bet ...
(''M. pinetorum'') *
Jalapan pine vole The Jalapan pine vole (''Microtus quasiater'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, found only in Mexico. The scientific name ''quasiater'' translates as "almost black", while the common name refers to the city of Jalapa, close to wh ...
(''M. quasiater'') Subgenus ''
Pedomys The prairie vole (''Microtus ochrogaster'') is a small vole found in central North America. The vole has long, coarse grayish-brown fur on the upper portion of the body and yellowish fur on the lower portion of the body. It has short ears and a ...
'' * Prairie vole (''M. ochrogaster'') Subgenus '' Hyrcanicola'' * Schelkovnikov's pine vole (''M. schelkovnikovi'')


Extinct species

*† Tyrrhenian vole (''M. henseli'')


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q683647 Voles and lemmings Rodent genera Taxa named by Franz von Paula Schrank Extant Piacenzian first appearances