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Microtus arvalis

Taxon: Rodentia
Author: David Tarkhnishvili
Comment: Kumisi, 22.05.09
Uploaded by: Tarkhnishvili

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Scientific Name ID: 45351
Name According To: www.faunaeur.org
Taxon Rank: Order
Scientific Name Authorship: Bowdich, 1821
Vernacular Name: Mice, voles, squirrels etc
Georgian Name: მღრღნელები
GBD Remarks:

Rodents are the largest mammal group with ca 1,500 living species. For Georgia this is also the largest mammal order with 39 species (2 of that introduced, others native, or over 2% of world rodent fauna). These are distributed between six families representing all major evolutionary clades of rodents.




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