Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Mammalia > Order: Rodentia > Family: Muridae > Genus: Microtus > Species: Microtus oeconomus arenicola

Microtus oeconomus arenicola (de Sélys-Longchamps, 1839)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU conservation status by biogeographical region	Atlantic - Unfavourable-Bad
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	23 are designated for this species
Valid parent species	Microtus oeconomus
Most preferred habitats	grassland wetlands
May also occur in	heathland and shrub
Natura 2000 species code	1340

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Not evaluated

Europe

Least Concern

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2007-2012 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Favourable: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Unfavourable-Inadequate: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Unfavourable-Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
NL1000001	Netherlands	Waddenzee	Map
NL1000002	Netherlands	IJsselmeer	Map
NL1000015	Netherlands	Haringvliet	Map
NL1000017	Netherlands	Kop van Schouwen	Map
NL1000021	Netherlands	Krammer-Volkerak	Map
NL2003020	Netherlands	Groote Wielen	Map
NL2003021	Netherlands	Hollands Diep	Map
NL2003023	Netherlands	Ilperveld, Varkensland, Oostzanerveld & Twiske	Map
NL2003036	Netherlands	Oostelijke Vechtplassen	Map
NL2003037	Netherlands	Oude Maas	Map
NL2003038	Netherlands	Oudegaasterbrekken, Fluessen en omgeving	Map
NL2003040	Netherlands	Polder Westzaan	Map
NL2003054	Netherlands	Wormer- en Jisperveld & Kalverpolder	Map
NL2003060	Netherlands	Duinen en Lage Land Texel	Map
NL3000036	Netherlands	Nieuwkoopse Plassen & de Haeck	Map
NL3000040	Netherlands	Biesbosch	Map
NL3004002	Netherlands	Eilandspolder	Map
NL3009001	Netherlands	Alde Feanen	Map
NL3009016	Netherlands	Oosterschelde	Map
NL4000021	Netherlands	Grevelingen	Map
NL9801079	Netherlands	Duinen Goeree & Kwade Hoek	Map
NL9803077	Netherlands	Voornes Duin	Map
NL3000044	Netherlands	Alde Feanen	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Noordse woelmius (subsp.)	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Nordische Wühlmaus (Unterart)	German	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

Synonym	Author
Arvicola arenicola	de Sélys-Longchamps, 1839

Other resources

Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF search	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure

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