AnAge entry for Microtus duodecimcostatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02524)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Microtus
Species: Microtus duodecimcostatus
Common name: Mediterranean pine vole
Synonyms: Pitymys flavescens, Arvicola ibericus, Pitymys provincialis, Arvicola duodecimcostatus, Pitymys ibericus centralis, Pitymys ibericus fuscus, Pitymys ibericus pascuus, Pitymys ibericus regulus

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: In the wild, these animals have been known to live up to 2.8 years [0618]. Because longevity has not been studied in detail in captivity, however, the maximum longevity of this species must be classified as unknown.

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

No information on metabolism is available.

[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0618] Paradis and Guedon (1993), Long lifespan in a population of Microtus (Pitymys) duodecimcostatus