Arvicola amphibius Linnaeus 1758 (European water vole)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Alternative combination: Mus amphibius

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Arvicola according to O. Thomas 1911

See also Linnaeus 1758

Sister taxon: Arvicola terrestris

Ecology: amphibious herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Spain (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)

• Pliocene of Kazakhstan (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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