genus
Microtus
Microtus is a genus in the family Cricetidae. This database currently files 73 species under it, 5 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 73
- Threatened
- 5
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 21%
- Weight range
- 13 g – 125.8 g
Best-known members of Microtus
Ranked by popularity score.
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
Mediterranean pine vole
Microtus duodecimcostatus
Günther's vole
Microtus guentheri
How threatened is Microtus?
59 of 73 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 2% |
| ENEndangered | 2 | 3% |
| VUVulnerable | 2 | 3% |
| NTNear Threatened | 3 | 5% |
| LCLeast Concern | 48 | 81% |
| DDData Deficient | 3 | 5% |
All species in Microtus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common vole | Microtus arvalis | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 28 g | Not recorded |
| Short-tailed field vole | Microtus agrestis | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 42.5 g | Not recorded |
| Tundra vole | Microtus oeconomus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 34.4 g | Not recorded |
| European pine vole | Microtus subterraneus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 19.5 g | Not recorded |
| East European vole | Microtus levis | Cricetidae | Not recorded | 35.5 g | Not recorded |
| Social vole | Microtus socialis | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 48 g | Not recorded |
| Mediterranean pine vole | Microtus duodecimcostatus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 23 g | Not recorded |
| Günther's vole | Microtus guentheri | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 50 g | Not recorded |
| Eastern meadow vole | Microtus pennsylvanicus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 36.8 g | Not recorded |
| Bavarian pine vole | Microtus bavaricus | Cricetidae | Critically Endangered | 23.9 g | Not recorded |
| Reed vole | Microtus fortis | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 63 g | Not recorded |
| Tatra pine vole | Microtus tatricus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 40 g | Not recorded |
| Lusitanian pine vole | Microtus lusitanicus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 24.8 g | Not recorded |
| Narrow-headed vole | Microtus gregalis | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 47.5 g | Not recorded |
| Savi's pine vole | Microtus savii | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 20 g | Not recorded |
| Woodland vole | Microtus pinetorum | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 26.3 g | Not recorded |
| Alpine pine vole | Microtus multiplex | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 23.2 g | Not recorded |
| Lacustrine vole | Microtus limnophilus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 40.6 g | Not recorded |
| Cabrera's vole | Microtus cabrerae | Cricetidae | Near Threatened | 52.5 g | Not recorded |
| Tien Shan vole | Microtus ilaeus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 36.7 g | Not recorded |
| Persian vole | Microtus irani | Cricetidae | Vulnerable | 45.4 g | Not recorded |
| Prairie vole | Microtus ochrogaster | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 38 g | Not recorded |
| Major's pine vole | Microtus majori | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 18.2 g | Not recorded |
| Taiga vole | Microtus xanthognathus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 125.8 g | Not recorded |
| Maximowicz's vole | Microtus maximowiczii | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 41.5 g | Not recorded |
| Montane vole | Microtus montanus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 36.3 g | Not recorded |
| Schelkovnikov's pine vole | Microtus schelkovnikovi | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 26.4 g | Not recorded |
| Insular vole | Microtus abbreviatus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 62 g | Not recorded |
| California vole | Microtus californicus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 57.4 g | Not recorded |
| Long-tailed vole | Microtus longicaudus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 46.7 g | Not recorded |
| Singing vole | Microtus miurus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 41 g | Not recorded |
| North American water vole | Microtus richardsoni | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 85 g | Not recorded |
| Taiwan vole | Microtus kikuchii | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 46.3 g | Not recorded |
| Daghestan pine vole | Microtus daghestanicus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 13 g | Not recorded |
| Felten's vole | Microtus felteni | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 24.3 g | Not recorded |
| Rock vole | Microtus chrotorrhinus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 39 g | Not recorded |
| Mexican vole | Microtus mexicanus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 35 g | Not recorded |
| Mongolian vole | Microtus mongolicus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 27.5 g | Not recorded |
| Townsend's vole | Microtus townsendii | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 64.8 g | Not recorded |
| Evorsk vole | Microtus evoronensis | Cricetidae | Data Deficient | 41.4 g | Not recorded |
| Sakhalin vole | Microtus sachalinensis | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 36.3 g | Not recorded |
| Gray-tailed vole | Microtus canicaudus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 28.5 g | Not recorded |
| Creeping vole | Microtus oregoni | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 20.4 g | Not recorded |
| Calabria pine vole | Microtus brachycercus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 20 g | Not recorded |
| Thomas's pine vole | Microtus thomasi | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 25.7 g | Not recorded |
| Clarke's vole | Microtus clarkei | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 48.1 g | Not recorded |
| Transcaspian vole | Microtus transcaspicus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 35.2 g | Not recorded |
| Tarabundí vole | Microtus oaxacensis | Cricetidae | Endangered | 39.2 g | Not recorded |
| Liechtenstein's pine vole | Microtus liechtensteini | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 23.2 g | Not recorded |
| Japanese grass vole | Microtus montebelli | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 39.9 g | Not recorded |
| Anatolian vole | Microtus anatolicus | Cricetidae | Data Deficient | 38 g | Not recorded |
| Doğramaci's vole | Microtus dogramacii | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 38 g | Not recorded |
| Beach vole | Microtus breweri | Cricetidae | Vulnerable | 54 g | Not recorded |
| Jalapan pine vole | Microtus quasiater | Cricetidae | Near Threatened | 40 g | Not recorded |
| Guatemalan vole | Microtus guatemalensis | Cricetidae | Near Threatened | 42 g | Not recorded |
| Muya Valley vole | Microtus mujanensis | Cricetidae | Data Deficient | 41.6 g | Not recorded |
| Zempoaltépec vole | Microtus umbrosus | Cricetidae | Endangered | 42 g | Not recorded |
| Paradox vole | Microtus paradoxus | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 48 g | Not recorded |
| Schidlovsky's vole | Microtus schidlovskii | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 48 g | Not recorded |
| Qazvin vole | Microtus qazvinensis | Cricetidae | Least Concern | 38 g | Not recorded |
| Elbeyli vole | Microtus elbeyli | Cricetidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microtus brecciensis | Cricetidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microtus malei | Cricetidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Middendorf's vole | Microtus middendorffi | Cricetidae | Not recorded | 36.5 g | Not recorded |
| Gerbe's vole | Microtus gerbei | Cricetidae | Not recorded | 24.9 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microtus cautus | Cricetidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microtus jinyangensis | Cricetidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microtus luojishanensis | Cricetidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microtus meiguensis | Cricetidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microtus shimianensis | Cricetidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Microtus stonei | Cricetidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pitymys guatemalensis | Cricetidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Pitymys hibbardi | Cricetidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |