NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Tatra Pine Vole
Microtus (Microtus) tatricus Kratochvíl, 1952
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Tatra pine vole (Microtus tatricus), also called the Tatra vole or Tatra ground vole, is a species of vole endemic to the Carpathian mountain range in Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine and Romania. Two subspecies have been recognised. M. t. tatricus occupies the western part of the range in Slovakia and Poland, and M. t. zykovi is found in Ukraine and Romania.
Wikipedia contributors, Tatra pine vole; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:05:38.578385+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Microtus (Microtus) tatricus Kratochvíl, 1952
- Name authority
- Kratochvíl, 1952
- Common name
- Tatra Pine 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyCricetidae Fischer, 1817
- subfamilyArvicolinae Gray, 1821
- genusMicrotus Schrank, 1798
- subgenusMicrotus Schrank, 1798
- speciesMicrotus (Microtus) tatricus Kratochvíl, 1952
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Microtus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Insular VoleMicrotus abbreviatus Miller, 1899 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Field VoleMicrotus (Microtus) agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Anatolian VoleMicrotus (Microtus) anatolicus Krystufek & Kefelioglu, 2002 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Beach VoleMicrotus (Mynomes) breweri (Baird, 1857) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amargosa VoleMicrotus californicus (Peale, 1848) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-tailed VoleMicrotus (Mynomes) canicaudus Miller, 1897 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Clarke's VoleMicrotus (Alexandromys) clarkei (Hinton, 1923) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caucasus Pine VoleMicrotus (Terricola) daghestanicus (Shidlovsky, 1919) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dogramaci's VoleMicrotus (Microtus) dogramacii Kefelioglu & Krystufek, 1999 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Major's Pine VoleMicrotus (Terricola) majori Thomas, 1906 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alpine Pine VoleMicrotus (Terricola) multiplex (Fatio, 1905) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Root VoleMicrotus (Alexandromys) oeconomus (Pallas, 1776) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=632894 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:439DQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.