Social vole explained

The social vole (Microtus socialis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Iran, Kazakhstan, Syria, Turkey, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Ukraine. It may also be found in northern Iraq, where either this species and/or the closely-related Doğramaci's vole is found.^[1]

References

• Baillie, J. 1996. Microtus socialis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kryštufek . Boris . Shenbrot . Georgy I. . Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region . July 2022 . University of Maribor Press . Maribor, Slovenia . 978-961-286-611-2 . 369 . 1.