Major's pine vole

Major's pine vole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Microtus
Subgenus: Terricola
Species: M. majori
Binomial name
Microtus majori
(Thomas, 1906)

Major's pine vole (Microtus majori) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Caucasus region and its vicinities (Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Iran).

References

  1. Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Bukhnikashvili, A., Shenbrot, G. & Sozen, M. (2008). Microtus majori. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 22 June 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
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