Mammals › Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies
Social Vole
Microtus socialis
13 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common VoleMicrotus arvalisStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Russia | 11 |
|---|---|
| Ukraine | 8 |
| Kalmykia | 8 |
| Kherson Oblast | 3 |
| Zaporizhia Oblast | 3 |
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 2 |
| Dagestan | 2 |
| Chechnya | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies · Cricetidae |
| Genus | Meadow Voles · Microtus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Social Vole with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.