The montane water vole (''Arvicola scherman'') is a species of

vole Voles are small rodents that are relatives of lemmings and hamsters, but with a stouter body; a longer, hairy tail; a slightly rounder head; smaller eyes and ears; and differently formed molars (high-crowned with angular cusps instead of low-c ...

found throughout Europe, from the mountains of northern

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through central Europe and eastwards through to central

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. Initially regarded as a species, it was reassigned as a subspecies of ''terrestris'' before being again designated as a species by Panteleyev in 2000.

References

Sources

* *Wilson and Reeder. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition) Arvicola Mammals described in 1801 {{Arvicolinae-stub