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NRLD - 191488 | Microtus arvalis

Assessment ID
191488
Taxon name
Microtus arvalis
(Pallas, 1778)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Microtus arvalis
(Pallas, 1778)
Common name(s)
Veldmuis
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Microtus
Species
arvalis
Species authority
(Pallas, 1778)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Belgium (Flanders)
Scope (of the Assessment)
Subnational
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Belgium
Country ISO code(s)
BEL
BE-VLG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
A2c;B1ab(ii)
Assessment details
Year assessed
2014
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Maes D, Baert K, Boers K, Casaer J, Criel D, Crevecoeur L, Dekeukeleire D, Gouwy J, Gyselings R, Haelters J, Herman D, Herremans M, Huysentruyt F, Lefebvre J, Lefevre A, Onkelinx T, Stuyck J, Thomaes A, Van Den Berge K, Vandendriessche B, Verbeylen G & Vercayie D
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.vlaanderen.be/publicaties/de-iucn-rode-lijst-van-de-zoogdieren-in-vlaanderen
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
De IUCN Rode Lijst van de zoogdieren in Vlaanderen
Maes D, Baert K, Boers K, Casaer J, Criel D, Crevecoeur L, Dekeukeleire D, Gouwy J, Gyselings R, Haelters J, Herman D, Herremans M, Huysentruyt F, Lefebvre J, Lefevre A, Onkelinx T, Stuyck J, Thomaes A, Van Den Berge K, Vandendriessche B, Verbeylen G & Vercayie D (2014). Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, Brussel. De IUCN Rode Lijst van de zoogdieren in Vlaanderen. Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO.R.2014.1828211). Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, Brussel.