Cabrera's vole
Microtus cabrerae Thomas, 1906
The cabrera's vole (Microtus cabrerae) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 52.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the cabrera's vole
- Weight
- 52.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the cabrera's vole live?
Not recorded
What is the cabrera's vole?
Cabrera's vole (Microtus cabrerae) is a species of vole native to Spain and Portugal. It is named for Ángel Cabrera, a mammalogist then working at the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid. It is the only living member of the subgenus Iberomys, although two fossil species are also known, including M. brecciensis, the likely direct ancestor of the living species.
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Is the cabrera's vole endangered?
The cabrera's vole is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.
How is the cabrera's vole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyCricetidae
- genusMicrotus
- SpeciesMicrotus cabrerae Thomas, 1906
Synonyms Microtus dentatus
Other names and names in other languages (19)
- Cabrera s voleEnglish
- Cabrera’s voleEnglish
- Talpó de CabreraCatalan
- hraboš CabrerůvCzech
- Cabrera-WühlmausGerman
- CabreramausGerman
- Σκαπτοποντικός της ΚαμπρέραGreek
- Topillo De CabreraSpanish
- Cabrera-lursaguaBasque
- espanjanruohomyyräFinnish
- Campagnol de CabreraFrench
- arvicola di CabreraItalian
- イベリアハタネズミJapanese
- SpaniamusNorwegian Bokmål
- CabrerawoelmuisDutch
- nornik iberyjskiPolish
- Rato de CabreraPortuguese
- Rato-de-CabreraPortuguese
- Полёвка КабрераRussian
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Relatives of the cabrera's vole
Other species in the same genus Microtus.
Common vole
Microtus arvalis
Short-tailed field vole
Microtus agrestis
Tundra vole
Microtus oeconomus
European pine vole
Microtus subterraneus
East European vole
Microtus levis
Social vole
Microtus socialis
CompareCabrera's vole vs Common voleCabrera's vole vs Short-tailed field voleCabrera's vole vs Tundra voleCabrera's vole vs European pine vole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the cabrera's vole?
An adult cabrera's vole weighs 52.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the cabrera's vole endangered?
The cabrera's vole is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the cabrera's vole?
The cabrera's vole (Microtus cabrerae) belongs to the family Cricetidae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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