#0193 · 🦊 mammals

Lusitanian pine vole

🇳🇱 Baskische Woelmuis ·Microtus lusitanicus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © José Ramón Pato Vicente · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Rua da Cruz do Outeiro, Braga, Norte, PT:© maximilian_mayr · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. Portugal:© Luis Silva · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. 4405-685 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal:© VitordaSilva · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. 4405-685 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal:© VitordaSilva · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. 4405-685 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal:© VitordaSilva · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
7. Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain:© Mario Vega Pérez · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. 2705 Colares, Portugal:© Francisco F. Aguilar · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Fresneda de la Sierra Tirón, 09267, Burgos, España:© lademandamanda · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
10. A Coruña, ES-GA, ES:© Álvaro Pérez Pérez · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Lusitanian pine vole ( Microtus lusitanicus ) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in France, Portugal, and Spain.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 107iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
107 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Zéphirin Gerbe in 1879 (147 years ago).