Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Rodentia > Family: Muridae > Genus: Microtus > Species: Microtus oeconomus > See subspecies
Scientific name Source
Microtus oeconomus arenicola (de Sélys-Longchamps, 1839)
Microtus oeconomus mehelyi Ehik, 1928 Ellerman J R and Morrison-Scott T C S. (1966)

Root vole - Microtus oeconomus (Pallas, 1776)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by 1 international agreement
Most preferred habitats
  • grassland
  • wetlands
May also occur in
  • agricultural mosaics
  • cropland
  • heathland and shrub
  • woodland and forest

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Near Threatened
Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable
Vulnerable
Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient
Endangered
Extinct
Least Concern
Critically Endangered

EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Legal text Annex Conditions More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention) (Microtus ratticeps) http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

Common Name Language Reference
Arvicola del Nord Italian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Campagnol nordique French Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Északi pocok Hungarian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Fjellrotte Norwegian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Flökkustúfa Icelandic Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Hraboš hospodárný Czech Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Hraboš severský Slovak Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Lapinmyyrä Finnish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Markrotte Danish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Mellansork Swedish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Noordse woelmuis Dutch Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Nordische Wühlmaus German Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Root vole English Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Soo-uruhiir Estonian Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Topillo nórdico Spanish Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & al.
Synonym Author
Microtus ratticeps (Keyserling and Blasius, 1841)

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
EoL Encyclopedia of Life
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ITIS (Valid name) Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted) Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia Wikipedia

External data

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