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Caspian gray vole

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Caspian gray vole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Species:
M. mystacinus
Binomial name
Microtus mystacinus
(de Filippi, 1865)
Synonyms

Microtus hyrcania G. G. Goodwin, 1940
Microtus arvalis khorkoutensis G. G. Goodwin, 1940

The Caspian gray vole (Microtus mystacinus) is a species of vole (rodent) in the family Cricetidae.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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It is found in Iran, in forests, shrublands, and grasslands.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mahmoudi, A.; Kryštufek, B.; Gazzard, A. (2025). "Microtus mystacinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T268982813A268982860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T268982813A268982860.en.
  2. ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1002. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.