Microtus anatolicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Cladus: Gliriformes Grandordo: Glires Mirordo: Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Supramyomorpha Infraordo: Myomorphi Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Arvicolinae
Tribus: Microtini
Genus: Microtus
Subgenus: Microtus (Microtus)
Species: Microtus anatolicus

Name

Microtus anatolicus Kryštufek & Kefelioğlu, 2001: 8

• Holotype: ZFMK 1999.926, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by Haluk Kefelioğlu on 20 July 1993.
• Type locality: “Turkey, Konya, Cihanbeyli, Yapali köyü”.

Native distribution areas

• Turkey

References

Primary references

• Kryštufek, B. & Kefelioğlu, H. 2001. Redescription and species limits of Microtus irani Thomas, 1921, and description of a new social vole from Turkey (Mammalia: Arvicolinae). Bonner zoologische Beiträge 50(1-2): 1–14. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Dando, T. & Kennerley, R. 2021. IUCN: Microtus anatolicus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T136237A137237409. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T136237A137237409.en. Accessed on 03 April 2025.

Vernacular names

English: Anatolian Vole