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title: "European pine vole"
description: "Microtus subterraneus — Mammals. The European pine vole (Microtus subterraneus), also known as the common pine vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/european-pine-vole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European pine vole

> Microtus subterraneus — Mammals. The European pine vole (Microtus subterraneus), also known as the common pine vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Microtus subterraneus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 55
- Wikidata: [Q556305](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q556305)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44266](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44266)

## Names

- en: European pine vole
- de: Kurzohrmaus
- es: Topillo Europeo
- fr: Campagnol Souterrain
- nl: Ondergrondse woelmuis
- pl: Nornik darniowy

## Countries with the most observations

CH (9), FR (4), IT (4), PL (4)

## Summary

The European pine vole (Microtus subterraneus), also known as the common pine vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is native to much of Europe and parts of Asia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_pine_vole

## Photo

![European pine vole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-pine-vole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liubov Ilminska · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116198681

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-pine-vole?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).