Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Field Vole)

Interactions where Microtus agrestis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has blood sucked by Amalaraeus penicilliger ssp mustelae Vole Flea Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Ceratophyllidae/Amalaraeus penicilliger subsp. mustelae/Amalaraeus penicilliger subsp. mustelaevole flea Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield vole sucks the blood of
has blood sucked by Minor Hystrichopsylla talpae ssp talpae Mole Flea Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsyllidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Siphonaptera/Hystrichopsyllidae/Hystrichopsylla talpae subsp. talpae/Hystrichopsylla talpae subsp. talpaemole flea Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield voleMinor sucks the blood of
accommodates posterior intestine Syphacia obvelata a roundworm The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Syphacia obvelata/Syphacia obvelataa roundwormposterior intestine Animal / resting place / within /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield vole posterior intestine rests inside
accommodates caecum Syphacia obvelata a roundworm The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Syphacia obvelata/Syphacia obvelataa roundwormcaecum Animal / resting place / within /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield vole caecum rests inside
blood plasma blood plasma is endoparasitised by Restricted Trypanosoma microti a trypanosome The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trypanosoma microti/Trypanosoma microtia trypanosome Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield voleblood plasmaSole endoparasitises blood plasma
body body is ectoparasitised by Polyplax serrata Mouse Louse Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Polyplacidae/Polyplax serrata/Polyplax serratamouse louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volebody ectoparasitises body
brain brain is endoparasitised by cyst UK/Ireland Frankelia microti a sporozoan Sporozoa The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Frankelia microti/Frankelia microtia sporozoancyst Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volebrain cyst endoparasitises brain
caecum caecum is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Trichomonas muris a trichomonad The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas muris/Trichomonas murisa trichomonad Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volecaecum endoparasitises caecum
head head is ectoparasitised by Polyplax serrata Mouse Louse Phthiraptera: Polyplacidae Identification of Animal Parasites, Avery, R.A., 1974
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Phthiraptera/Polyplacidae/Polyplax serrata/Polyplax serratamouse louse Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volehead ectoparasitises head
large intestine large intestine is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Trichomonas muris a trichomonad The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Trichomonas muris/Trichomonas murisa trichomonad Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volelarge intestine endoparasitises large intestine
large intestine large intestine accommodates Entamoeba muris an amoeba The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sarcodina/Entamoeba muris/Entamoeba murisan amoeba Animal / resting place / within /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volelarge intestine rests inside large intestine
liver Minor liver is endoparasitised by schizont Hepatozoon microti a sporozoan Sporozoa The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Hepatozoon microti/Hepatozoon microtia sporozoanschizont Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield voleliver schizont endoparasitises liver
lung Major lung is endoparasitised by schizont Hepatozoon microti a sporozoan Sporozoa The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Hepatozoon microti/Hepatozoon microtia sporozoanschizont Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volelung schizont endoparasitises lung
pancreas (interlobary canals) pancreas (interlobary canals) is endoparasitised by fluke UK/Ireland Corrigia vitta a fluke Plagiorchiida: Dicrocoeliidae The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Animalia/Platyhelminthes/Trematoda/Plagiorchiida/Dicrocoeliidae/Corrigia vitta/Corrigia vittaa flukefluke Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volepancreas (interlobary canals) fluke endoparasitises pancreas (interlobary canals)
small intestine small intestine is endoparasitised by UK/Ireland Giardia microti a flagellate protozoan The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Mastigophora (Class)/Giardia microti/Giardia microtia flagellate protozoan Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volesmall intestine endoparasitises small intestine
white blood cells white blood cells is endoparasitised by Hepatozoon microti a sporozoan Sporozoa The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on Parasites, Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973
 /Protozoa/Sporozoa/Hepatozoon microti/Hepatozoon microtia sporozoan Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Rodentia/Cricetidae/Microtus agrestis/Microtus agrestisfield volewhite blood cells endoparasitises white blood cells

Author & YearTitleSource
Avery, R.A., 1974Identification of Animal ParasitesHulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd.
Canning, E.U., Cox, F.E.G., Croll, N.A. & Lyons, K.M., 1973The Natural History of Slapton Ley Nature Reserve: VI Studies on ParasitesField Studies 3: 681-718.

Microtus agrestis (Field Vole) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicrotus agrestis (Field Vole)
GenusMicrotus (voles)
FamilyCRICETIDAE (rats and voles)
OrderRODENTIA (rodents)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microtus agrestis (Field Vole)

Microtus agrestis (Field Vole) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Microtus agrestis (Field Vole):

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