Orkney vole
| Orkney vole | |
|---|---|
| Orkney vole (Microtus arvalis orcadensis) in the Natural History Museum at Tring | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | M. a. orcadensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Microtus arvalis orcadensis Millais, 1904 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microtus orcadensis | |
The Orkney vole (Microtus arvalis orcadensis) is a population of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) found in the Orkney Islands, off the northern coast of Scotland The common vole is absent from the rest of the British Isles.