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n. - In some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus.

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  • Finally among voles, there is the Southern water vole Arvicola sapidus Miller, 1908, an endangered species of France, Spain and Portugal.
  • My mammal of the year 2009 is the water vole, Arvicola amphibius.
  • We now know that the water vole (Arvicola terrestris) dominated in this period.
  • • The presence of water voles (Arvicola terrestris) was confirmed in September 2009.
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