Calabria pine vole
Microtus brachycercus Lehmann, 1961
The calabria pine vole (Microtus brachycercus) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh about 20 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the calabria pine vole
- Weight
- 20 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
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the calabria pine vole live?
Not recorded
Is the calabria pine vole endangered?
The calabria pine vole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the calabria pine vole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyCricetidae
- genusMicrotus
- SpeciesMicrotus brachycercus Lehmann, 1961
Synonyms Pitymys savii brachycercus, Pitymys savii brachycerus
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Kalabrische WühlmausGerman
- Kalabrien-KleinwühlmausGerman
- Σκαπτοποντικός της ΚαλαβρίαςGreek
- Campagnol de CalabreFrench
- Arvicola BruziaItalian
- カラブリアマツネズミJapanese
- nornik kalabryjskiPolish
- Campanhol-da-CalábriaPortuguese
Relatives of the calabria pine 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
CompareCalabria pine vole vs Common voleCalabria pine vole vs Short-tailed field voleCalabria pine vole vs Tundra voleCalabria pine vole vs European pine vole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the calabria pine vole?
An adult calabria pine vole weighs 20 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the calabria pine vole endangered?
The calabria pine vole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the calabria pine vole?
The calabria pine vole (Microtus brachycercus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
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
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