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Common Vole

Microtus (Microtus) arvalis (Pallas, 1779)

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 (Microtus) arvalis (Pallas, 1779)
Name authority
(Pallas, 1779)
Common name
Common 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. subgenusMicrotus Schrank, 1798
  18. speciesMicrotus (Microtus) arvalis (Pallas, 1779)

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
Root VoleMicrotus (Alexandromys) oeconomus (Pallas, 1776)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 campestris Blasius, 1853 Blasius, 1853synonym
Arvicola cunicularius Ray, 1847 Ray, 1847synonym
Hypudaeus obscurus Eversmann, 1841 Eversmann, 1841synonym
Lemmus fulvus I. Geoffroy, 1803 I. Geoffroy, 1803synonym
Microtus angularis Miller, 1908 Miller, 1908synonym
Microtus obscurus (Eversmann, 1841) (Eversmann, 1841)synonym
Microtus orcadensis Millais, 1904 Millais, 1904synonym
Arvicola arvalis ater Selys-Longchamps, 1845 Selys-Longchamps, 1845synonym
Arvicola arvalis duplicatus Rörig & Börner, 1905 Rörig & Börner, 1905synonym
Arvicola arvalis flava Fatio, 1905 Fatio, 1905synonym
Microtus arvalis calypsus Montagu, 1923 Montagu, 1923synonym
Microtus arvalis cimbricus Stein, 1931 Stein, 1931synonym
Microtus arvalis gudauricus Ognev, 1929 Ognev, 1929synonym
Microtus arvalis incognitus Stein, 1931 Stein, 1931synonym
Microtus arvalis meridianus Miller, 1908 Miller, 1908synonym
Microtus arvalis transcaucasicus Ognev, 1924 Ognev, 1924synonym
Microtus arvalis transuralensis Serebrennikov, 1929 Serebrennikov, 1929synonym
Microtus orcadensis sandayensis Millais, 1905 Millais, 1905synonym
Microtus sandayensis westrae Miller, 1908 Miller, 1908synonym
Mus arvalis albus Bechstein, 1801 Bechstein, 1801synonym
Arvicola arvensis Schinz, 1840 Schinz, 1840synonym
Arvicola incertus Selys-Longchamps, 1841 Selys-Longchamps, 1841synonym
Arvicola mystacinus de Filippi, 1865 de Filippi, 1865synonym
Arvicola vulgaris Desmarest, 1822 Desmarest, 1822synonym
Microtus asturianus Miller, 1908 Miller, 1908synonym
Microtus brevirostris Ognev, 1924 Ognev, 1924synonym
Microtus hyrcania Goodwin, 1940 Goodwin, 1940synonym
Microtus sarnius Miller, 1909 Miller, 1909synonym
Microtus terrestris Schrank, 1798 Schrank, 1798synonym
Arvicola arvalis assimilis Rörig & Börner, 1905 Rörig & Börner, 1905synonym
Arvicola arvalis contigua Rörig & Börner, 1905 Rörig & Börner, 1905synonym
Arvicola arvalis depressa Rörig & Börig, 1905 Rörig & Börig, 1905synonym
Arvicola arvalis fulva Fatio, 1869 Fatio, 1869synonym
Arvicola arvalis galliardi Fatio, 1905 Fatio, 1905synonym
Arvicola arvalis principalis Rörig & Börig, 1905 Rörig & Börig, 1905synonym
Arvicola arvalis simplex Rörig & Börig, 1905 Rörig & Börig, 1905synonym
Arvicola arvalis variabilis Rörig & Börner, 1905 Rörig & Börner, 1905synonym
Microtus arvalis hawelkae Bolkay, 1925 Bolkay, 1925synonym
Microtus arvalis iphigeniae Heptner, 1946 Heptner, 1946synonym
Microtus arvalis khorkoutensis Goodwin, 1940 Goodwin, 1940synonym
Microtus arvalis macrocranius Ognev, 1924 Ognev, 1924synonym
Microtus orcadensis ronaldshaiensis Hinton, 1913 Hinton, 1913synonym
Microtus orcadensis rousiensis Hinton, 1913 Hinton, 1913synonym

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)

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=632856 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:7VV7P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.