AnAge entry for Microtus agrestis

Classification (HAGRID: 02522)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Microtus
Species: Microtus agrestis
Common name: Field vole
Synonyms: Microtus arcturus, Arvicola bailloni, Arvicola britannicus, Mus gregarius, Arvicola hirta, Lemmus insularis, Arvicola intermedia, Arvicola levernedii, Microtus macgillivrayi, Arvicola neglectus, Arvicola rozianus, Arvicola agrestis angustifrons, Microtus agrestis argyropoli, Microtus agrestis estiae, Microtus agrestis exsul, Microtus agrestis fiona, Microtus agrestis insul, Arvicola agrestis latifrons, Microtus agrestis luch, Microtus agrestis mial, Microtus agrestis mongol, Arvicola agrestis nigra, Mus arvalis nigricans, Microtus agrestis ognevi, Microtus hirtus orioecus, Microtus agrestis pannonicus, Microtus agrestis punctus, Arvicola agrestis rufa, Microtus agrestis tridentinus, Microtus agrestis wettsteini

Maximum longevity: 4.8 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Small
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: Voles, in general, are short-lived and show seasonal population crashes, probably due to lack of food. One captive specimen lived 4.8 years [0671].

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[0421] Selman et al. (2008), The impact of experimentally elevated energy expenditure on oxidative stress and lifespan in the short-tailed field vole Microtus agrestis (PubMed)
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction