Savi's pine vole

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Savi'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. savii
Binomial name
Microtus savii
(de Selys-Longchamps, 1838)

Savi's pine vole (Microtus savii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in France and Italy.

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References

  1. Amori, G. (2016). "Microtus savii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T13491A513760. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13491A513760.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.