 ), Germany (reintroduced), Greece), Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia (Rostov Oblast, Stavropol Krai, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow Region - non-indigenous distribution) and Ukraine

The original habitat of "C. vindobonensis" was most probably open forests on the Balkans, from where it spread over large parts of Central and Eastern Europe after the last glaciation.Nevertheless, it also dwells in several grassland habitats like meadows, steppe and ruderal areas, especially in the north of its distribution area.The highest vertical occurrence is about 1600 m asl in Southern Bulgaria.