Kingdom Animalia Genus Microtus Scientific name Microtus guentheri Higher classification Microtus Order Rodent | Family Cricetidae Subgenus Microtus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Microtus, Rodent, Mammal, Social vole, European pine vole | ||
Günther's vole (Microtus guentheri) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, also known by the name Levant vole. It is found in Bulgaria, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Syria, Turkey, and Libya. In Libya, its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and arable land. In Israel, it is common in lowland agricultural fields, in peak years becoming a major crop pest.
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