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Root Vole

Microtus (Alexandromys) oeconomus (Pallas, 1776)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Microtus (Alexandromys) oeconomus (Pallas, 1776)
Name authority
(Pallas, 1776)
Common name
Root Vole
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Microtus
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
  12. suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
  13. superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
  14. familyCricetidae Fischer, 1817
  15. subfamilyArvicolinae Gray, 1821
  16. genusMicrotus Schrank, 1798
  17. subgenusAlexandromys Ognev, 1914
  18. speciesMicrotus (Alexandromys) oeconomus (Pallas, 1776)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Microtus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Insular VoleMicrotus abbreviatus Miller, 1899CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Field VoleMicrotus (Microtus) agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761)CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Anatolian VoleMicrotus (Microtus) anatolicus Krystufek & Kefelioglu, 2002CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Beach VoleMicrotus (Mynomes) breweri (Baird, 1857)CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Amargosa VoleMicrotus californicus (Peale, 1848)CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gray-tailed VoleMicrotus (Mynomes) canicaudus Miller, 1897CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Clarke's VoleMicrotus (Alexandromys) clarkei (Hinton, 1923)CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Caucasus Pine VoleMicrotus (Terricola) daghestanicus (Shidlovsky, 1919)CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dogramaci's VoleMicrotus (Microtus) dogramacii Kefelioglu & Krystufek, 1999CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Major's Pine VoleMicrotus (Terricola) majori Thomas, 1906CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Alpine Pine VoleMicrotus (Terricola) multiplex (Fatio, 1905)CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Creeping VoleMicrotus (Mynomes) oregoni (Bachman, 1839)CricetidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 593 records assigned to Cricetidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Arvicola ouralensis Poliakov, 1881 Poliakov, 1881synonym
Arvicola ratticeps Keyserling & Blasius, 1841 Keyserling & Blasius, 1841synonym
Microtus amakensis O. J. Murie, 1930 O. J. Murie, 1930synonym
Microtus elymocetes Osgood, 1906 Osgood, 1906synonym
Microtus innuitus Merriam, 1900 Merriam, 1900synonym
Microtus macfarlani Merriam, 1900 Merriam, 1900synonym
Microtus sitkensis Merriam, 1897 Merriam, 1897synonym
Microtus tshuktshorum Miller, 1899 Miller, 1899synonym
Microtus uchidae Kuroda, 1924 Kuroda, 1924synonym
Microtus unalascensis Merriam, 1897 Merriam, 1897synonym
Microtus yakutatensis Merriam, 1900 Merriam, 1900synonym
Arvicola terrestris uralensis Poliakov, 1881 Poliakov, 1881synonym
Microtus oeconomus gilmorei Setzer, 1952 Setzer, 1952synonym
Microtus oeconomus hahlovi Skalon, 1935 Skalon, 1935synonym
Microtus ratticeps montiumcaelestinum Ognev, 1944 Ognev, 1944synonym
Microtus ratticeps petshorae Ognev, 1944 Ognev, 1944synonym
Microtus unalascensis popofensis Merriam, 1900 Merriam, 1900synonym
Arvicola arenicola Selys-Longchamps, 1841 Selys-Longchamps, 1841synonym
Arvicola operarius Nelson, 1893 Nelson, 1893synonym
Lemmus medius Nilsson, 1844 Nilsson, 1844synonym
Microtus kadiacensis Merriam, 1897 Merriam, 1897synonym
Microtus koreni G. M. Allen, 1914 G. M. Allen, 1914synonym
Microtus ratticeps (Keyserling & Blasius, 1841) (Keyserling & Blasius, 1841)synonym
Arvicola ratticeps stimmingi Nehring, 1899 Nehring, 1899synonym
Microtus innuitus punukensis Hall & Gilmore, 1932 Hall & Gilmore, 1932synonym
Microtus oeconomus anikini Egorin, 1939 Egorin, 1939synonym
Microtus oeconomus dauricus Kastschenko, 1910 Kastschenko, 1910synonym
Microtus oeconomus elymocetes Osgood, 1906 Osgood, 1906synonym
Microtus oeconomus kjusjurensis Koljuschev, 1935 Koljuschev, 1935synonym
Microtus oeconomus shantaricus Ognev, 1929 Ognev, 1929synonym
Microtus oeconomus suntaricus Dukelski, 1928 Dukelski, 1928synonym
Microtus oeonomus naumovi Stroganov, 1936 Stroganov, 1936synonym
Microtus operarius endoecus Osgood, 1909 Osgood, 1909synonym
Microtus ratticeps altaicus Ognev, 1944 Ognev, 1944synonym
Microtus ratticeps mehelyi Ehik, 1928 Ehik, 1928synonym
Mus oeconomus kamtschaticus Pallas, 1779 Pallas, 1779synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)

North America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=180298 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:439CH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.