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, Montenegro, Syria, Turkey, and Libya. In Libya, its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and arable land. In Israel, it is common in lowland agricultural fields, in peak years becoming a major crop pest.
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| A Günther's Vole in Jerusalem Biblical Zoo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Subgenus: | Microtus |
| Species: | M. guentheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Microtus guentheri (Danford & Alston, 1880)
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| Synonyms | |
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mustersi Ranck, 1968 | |
References
edit- ^ Amr, Z.; Shenbrot, G.; Hutterer, R.; Amori, G.; Kryštufek, B.; Yigit, N.; Mitsain, G. & Muñoz, L.J.P. (2008). "Microtus guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Schlitter, D. 2004. Microtus guentheri. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2014.
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