Arvicolini
Tribe of rodents
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Arvicolini is a tribe of voles in the subfamily Arvicolinae.
| Arvicolini | |
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| Arvicola sapidus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Tribe: | Arvicolini Gray, 1821[1] |
| Genera | |
A 2021 study found that Arvicola is distinct from the other extant genera in the tribe, instead being sister to the tribe Lagurini.[2] The current species listing of the American Society of Mammalogists lists only Arvicola in this tribe, with all other extant members being removed to Microtini.[3]
List of species
Tribe Arvicolini
- Genus Arvicola - water voles
- European (or Northern) water vole, Arvicola amphibius (Arvicola terrestris)
- Southwestern (or Southern) water vole, Arvicola sapidus
- Montane water vole, Arvicola scherman
Fossil genera
- Genus Mimomys - Plio-Pleistocene
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