AnAge entry for Microtus pinetorum

Classification (HAGRID: 02895)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Microtus
Species: Microtus pinetorum
Common name: Woodland vole
Synonyms: Psammomys pinetorum, Microtus pinetorum nemoralis, Microtus parvulus, Pitymys parvulus, Pitymys pinetorum, Microtus pinetorum parvulus, Microtus pinetorum pinetorum, Arvicola apella, Arvicola kennicottii, Arvicola scalopsoides, Microtus pinetorum auricularis, Pitymys pinetorum carbonarius, Pitymys pinetorum schmidti

Maximum longevity: 3.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Voles, in general, are short-lived and show seasonal population crashes, probably due to lack of food. One wild born specimen was about 3.8 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

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