The montane water vole (Arvicola scherman) is a species of vole found throughout Europe, from the mountains of northern Spain through central Europe and eastwards through to central Romania. Initially regarded as a species, it was reassigned as a subspecies of terrestris before being again designated as a species by Panteleyev in 2000. The American Society of Mammalogists treats it as a synonym of Arvicola amphibius.
Montane water vole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Genus: | Arvicola |
Species: | A. scherman
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Binomial name | |
Arvicola scherman Shaw, 1801
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References
edit- ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Arvicola scherman". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136766A115519839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T136766A22358636.en. Retrieved 9 November 2022. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
Sources
edit- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Species Arvicola scherman". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.