Caspian gray vole

The Caspian gray vole (Microtus mystacinus) is a species of vole (rodent) in the family Cricetidae.^[2]

Caspian gray vole
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Arvicolinae
Genus:	Microtus
Species:	M. mystacinus
Binomial name
Microtus mystacinus (de Filippi, 1865)
Synonyms
Microtus hyrcania G. G. Goodwin, 1940 Microtus arvalis khorkoutensis G. G. Goodwin, 1940

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Iran, in forests, shrublands, and grasslands.^[1]