Description ⁵

Small animal; the length of the body is variable, 9-14 cm. The mass usually does not exceed 45 g. The tail is 30-40% of the body length - up to 49 mm. The color of fur on the back can vary from light brown to darkish gray-brown sometimes with an admixture of brown-rusty tones. The abdomen is usually lighter: dirty gray, sometimes with a yellowish-buffy coating. The tail is either monochrome or slightly bicolour. The most brightly painted vole from the central strip of Russia. There is 46 chromosomes in the karyotype.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Aleksandar, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Aleksandar
2. (c) James Lindsey, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microtus.arvalis.tracks.on.snow.jpg
3. (c) James Lindsey, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microtus.arvalis.burrow.jpg
4. (c) User:Gerhard Elsner, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feldmausschaeden.jpg
5. (c) Aleksandar, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

Mais informações

• BioDiversity4All taxon page
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• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
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• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• NBN Atlas
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