Microtus drummondii

(Audubon & Bachman, 1854)

Western Meadow Vole

Side view. Identification based on geography. Formerly Microtus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus.
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Location:USA, MI, Washtenaw Co., Ann ArborDate taken:Jan 1, 1975

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Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Tribe : Arvicolini
Genus : Microtus
Subgenus : Mynomes

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Audubon, J.J. and Bachman, J. 1854. The Quadrupeds of North America. Vol. III. V. G. Audubon, New York, 348 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53706620

Original name as described

Arvicola Drummondii

Other common names

Chihuahua Vole · Potholes Meadow Vole · Admiralty Island Meadow Vole

Type locality

in the Valleys of the Rocky Mountains; restricted to the vicinity of Jasper House, Alberta, Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(OH, KY, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, MO, IA, NE, KS, CO, NM, UT, WY, ND, SD, MT, ID, WA, AK)

Taxonomy notes

split from M. pennsylvanicus

Taxonomy notes citation

Jackson, D.J. and Cook, J.A. 2020. A precarious future for distinctive peripheral populations of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Journal of Mammalogy 101(1):36-51. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyz196

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002064

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 49 names and synonyms.

Arvicola Drummondii

(Audubon & Bachman, 1854)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

drummondii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

166

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53706620

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:356, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Arvicola modesta

(S. F. Baird, 1857)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

modestus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:594 (= USNM:MAMM:A1717)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/334635993-f0c3-4e71-a4bb-671d3f5befe2

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58488303

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:356, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Arvicola (Mynomes) aztecus

(J. A. Allen, 1893)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

aztecus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-4050, AMNH MS-5170

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-5170

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897295

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Arvicola insperatus

(J. A. Allen, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

insperatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-6731, AMNH MS-8405

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-6731 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-8405

Authority page

347

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893519

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Arvicola (Mynomes) microcephalus

(Rhoads, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

microcephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 7418 (= SNR 418)

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

286

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1867606

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus aztecus

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

aztecus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

562

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435106

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1897:562, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  2. Bailey (1900:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799897) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14578)
  3. Trouessart (1904:452, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Microtus Drummondi

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

drummondi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

563

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435107

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

  1. Trouessart (1897:563, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)
  2. Bailey (1900:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14578)
  3. Allen (1903:549) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15978)
  4. Trouessart (1904:452, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  5. Swarth (1911:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29510852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68774)

Microtus modestus

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

modestus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

563

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435107

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:563, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435107) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)

Microtus insperatus

Trouessart, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

insperatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

564

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435108

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1897:564, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53435108) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59285)

Microtus stonei

J. A. Allen, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stonei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-14404

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-14404

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1899:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15959)
  2. Trouessart (1904:452, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423333) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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