Qazvin Vole

Qazvin Vole
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Genus:	Microtus
Subgenus:	Microtus
Species:	M. qazvinensis
Binomial name
Microtus qazvinensis Golenishchev, 2003

The Qazvin Vole (Microtus qazvinensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Iran and is normally given as either part of the Microtus or Sumeriomys subgenus. It is a close relative of M. guentheri distinguished by different pelage coloration and a more complex occlusal pattern.

References

1. ^ Stuart, S.N. (2008). Microtus qazvinensis. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 June 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.

• D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore