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[=
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,
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]. Altitude
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species group. Molecular reconstructions suggest sister position of
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: against the monophyletic lineage of
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and
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. Taxonomic status of
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as a separate species was retrieved from chromosomal evidence in early 1970s. Earlier,
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included
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and was not clearly delimited against
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. In the past,
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was classified in genus
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<taxonomicName id="4C59A786FFEC20250DB31E640C4AF582" authority="Ognev, 1924" authorityName="Ognev" authorityYear="1924" box="[132,1149,2616,2649]" class="Mammalia" family="Cricetidae" genus="Microtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="66" pageNumber="343" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="major" subSpecies="aiscaucasicus">M.m.aiscaucasicusOgnev,1924—NslopesofGreaterCaucasusinRussia.</taxonomicName>
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BE6DC05FFEC20250DB31E03096AF57C" blockId="66.[125,1335,2419,3475]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">
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<taxonomicName id="4C59A786FFEC20250DB31E030A08F55B" authority="Heptner, 1948" authorityName="Heptner" authorityYear="1948" box="[132,575,2655,2688]" class="Mammalia" family="Cricetidae" genus="Microtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="66" pageNumber="343" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="major" subSpecies="suramensis">M. m. suramensis Heptner, 1948</taxonomicName>
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— S slopes of Greater Caucasus in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C3438F8EFFEC20250DB51EEA099AF43A" pageId="66" pageNumber="343" type="description">
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<paragraph id="8BE6DC05FFEC20250DB51EEA099AF43A" blockId="66.[125,1335,2419,3475]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">
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<emphasis id="B92D0017FFEC20250DB51EEA09B8F514" bold="true" box="[130,399,2742,2767]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head-body 90-112 mm, tail 32-49 mm; weight 20-29 g. Major’s Pine Vole is similar to the Common Pine Vole (
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<taxonomicName id="4C59A786FFEC20250E931E850CB2F52D" baseAuthorityName="Selys-Longchamps" baseAuthorityYear="1836" box="[932,1157,2777,2806]" class="Mammalia" family="Cricetidae" genus="Microtus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="66" pageNumber="343" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="subterraneus">M. subterraneus</taxonomicName>
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) but decidedly darker, with relatively longer tail (35-45% of head-body length). Pelage is mummy brown above and slaty gray below. Females have three pairs of nipples: one pectoral pair and two inguinal pairs. Skull is deeper and more robust and has wider interorbital region than the Common Pine Vole. Dorsal profile is bowed or flat. Upper incisors are orthodont, and molars are essentially as in the Common Pine Vole.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C3438F8EFFEC20250DB51FB50C6DF3EA" pageId="66" pageNumber="343" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="8BE6DC05FFEC20250DB51FB50C6DF3EA" blockId="66.[125,1335,2419,3475]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">
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<emphasis id="B92D0017FFEC20250DB51FB508C6F3D1" bold="true" box="[130,241,3049,3082]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">Habitat.</emphasis>
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Rocky and humid places in mixed or deciduous forests, clearings, forest edge, and subalpine meadows, most commonly at elevations of 800-1400 m.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C3438F8EFFEC20250DB5186B0A70F37D" pageId="66" pageNumber="343" type="food_feeding">
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<paragraph id="8BE6DC05FFEC20250DB5186B0A70F37D" blockId="66.[125,1335,2419,3475]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">
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<emphasis id="B92D0017FFEC20250DB5186B09BBF383" bold="true" box="[130,396,3127,3160]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
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Green plants dominate spring and summer diets of Major’s Pine Voles, seeds in autumn, and roots, tubers, and bulbs in winter. Spring caches can contain up to 1 kg of plant material.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C3438F8EFFEC20250DB518F10B1CF29F" pageId="66" pageNumber="343" type="breeding">
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<paragraph id="8BE6DC05FFEC20250DB518F10B1CF29F" blockId="66.[125,1335,2419,3475]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">
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<emphasis id="B92D0017FFEC20250DB518F1093FF315" bold="true" box="[130,264,3245,3278]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">Breeding.</emphasis>
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Major’s Pine Voles breed year-round in Armenia and seasonally elsewhere. Breeding starts in April-May, depending on elevation. There are up to 4 litters/season. Numbers of embryos are 2-4/female (mean 2-8). Females mature in their birth year and can have up to two litters before winter.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C3438F8EFFEC20250DB719130BE8F248" pageId="66" pageNumber="343" type="activity">
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<paragraph id="8BE6DC05FFEC20250DB719130BE8F248" blockId="66.[125,1335,2419,3475]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">
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<emphasis id="B92D0017FFEC20250DB71913095CF2B7" bold="true" box="[128,363,3407,3436]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
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Major’s Pine Vole is predominantly nocturnal. It lives in shallow burrows excavated on its own but also seeks shelter among rocks.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C3438F8EFFEC202508B5157901EBFE9D" box="[1410,2524,293,326]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="8BE6DC05FFEC202508B5157901EBFE9D" blockId="66.[1409,2613,293,449]" box="[1410,2524,293,326]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">
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<emphasis id="B92D0017FFEC202508B515790009FE9D" bold="true" box="[1410,2110,293,326]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
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||
Major’s Pine Vole is colonial.
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||
</paragraph>
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||
</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C3438F8EFFEC202508B5150C01ABFEB6" box="[1410,2460,336,365]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343" type="conservation">
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<paragraph id="8BE6DC05FFEC202508B5150C01ABFEB6" blockId="66.[1409,2613,293,449]" box="[1410,2460,336,365]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">
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<emphasis id="B92D0017FFEC202508B5150C0EE8FEB6" bold="true" box="[1410,1759,336,365]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
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Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List.
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||
</paragraph>
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||
</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C3438F8EFFEC202508B515200144FE67" pageId="66" pageNumber="343" type="bibRefCitation_list">
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<paragraph id="8BE6DC05FFEC202508B515200144FE67" blockId="66.[1409,2613,293,449]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">
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<emphasis id="B92D0017FFEC202508B515200E2CFE4E" bold="true" box="[1410,1563,380,405]" pageId="66" pageNumber="343">Bibliography.</emphasis>
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Achverdjan et al. (1992), Baskevich (1997), Baskevich et al. (2015), Gromov & Erbajeva (1995), Krystufek & Vohralik (2005), Macholéan, Filippucci & Zima (2001), Shenbrot & Krasnov (2005).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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