Terricola (subgenus)

{{Short description|Subgenus of rodents}}

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| image = Microtus_lusitanicus.jpg

| image_caption = Lusitanian pine vole, Microtus lusitanicus

| taxon = Microtus (Terricola)

| authority = Fatio, 1867

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

Microtus bavaricus

Microtus brachycercus

Microtus daghestanicus

Microtus duodecimcostatus

Microtus felteni

Microtus gerbei

Microtus liechtensteini

Microtus lusitanicus

Microtus majori

Microtus multiplex

Microtus savii

Microtus tatricus

Microtus subterraneus

Microtus thomasi

}}

Terricola is a subgenus of voles in the genus Microtus. The authority for this taxon is Fatio in 1867. Earlier use of the name by John Fleming has no formal taxonomic standing.Boris Krystufek, Huw Griffiths and Vladimir Vohralik (1996) The status and use of Terricola Fatio, 1867 in the Taxonomy of Palaearctic pine voles (Pitymys) (Rodentia, Arvicolinae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique - Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, 66:237-240. Species in this subgenus are:

References

D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder, 2005: Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

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Category:Microtus

Category:Animal subgenera