Orkney vole

Orkney vole
Orkney vole (Microtus arvalis orcadensis) in the Natural History Museum at Tring
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Species:
M. arvalis
Subspecies:
M. a. orcadensis
Trinomial name
Microtus arvalis orcadensis
Millais, 1904
Synonyms

Microtus orcadensis
Microtus ronaldshaiensis
Microtus rousiensis
Microtus sandayensis
Microtus westrae[2]

The Orkney vole (Microtus arvalis orcadensis) is a population of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) found in the Orkney Islands, off the northern coast of Scotland, as well as in the Channel Island of Guernsey.[3] Orkney voles are about 10% larger than voles from other populations of the common vole.[3] The common vole is absent from the rest of the British Isles.

  1. ^ Marshall, Claire (13 June 2018). "One in five British mammals faces extinction". BBC News.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference MSW3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "'Giant' vole found during island study". BBC News. 22 October 2018.