Microtus daghestanicus
Shidlovsky, 1919
Caucasian Pine Vole
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Arvicolinae |
| Tribe | : Arvicolini |
| Genus | : Microtus |
| Subgenus | : Terricola |
Species status
Authority citation
Raboty Zemskoi Opytnoi Stantsi, vol. 2, 12
Original name as described
Microtus (Arbusticola) rubelianus daghestanicus
Other common names
Caucasus Pine Vole · Dagestan Pine Vole
Type locality
near Khiso, Dagestan, Caucasus Mountains, Russia.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Armenia · Azerbaijan · Georgia · Iran · Russia · Turkey
Taxonomy notes
includes nasarovi, which has been recognized as a distinct species in the past; there are multiple molecular genetic clades within M. daghestanicus that may correspond to distinct species but further research is needed
Taxonomy notes citation
Gerrie, R. and Kennerley, R. 2016. Microtus nasarovi. IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13448A22346643.en · Kalkan, K. K., Çetintaş, O., Çolak, F., Yanchukov, A., & Sözen, M. (2026). Phylogeography of Terricola Voles in the Caucasus and Eastern Anatolia, with a New Southernmost Record of Microtus daghestanicus (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Arvicolinae). Zoodiversity, 60(3):245-266. DOI 10.15407/zoo2026.03.245
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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