Major's pine vole

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Major's pine vole
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Subgenus: Terricola
Species:
M. majori
Binomial name
Microtus majori
(Thomas, 1906)

Major's pine vole (Microtus majori) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Caucasus region and its vicinities (Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Iran).

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References

  1. Kryštufek, B.; Shenbrot, G.; Sozen, M. (2016). "Microtus majori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T136354A22346545. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136354A22346545.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.