Long-tailed vole

Long-tailed vole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Subgenus: Pitymys
Species:
M. longicaudus
Binomial name
Microtus longicaudus
(Merriam, 1888)
Subspecies
List[2]
  • M. l. abditus
    A. B. Howell, 1923
  • M. l. alticola
    Merriam, 1890
  • M. l. angusticeps
    Bailey, 1898
  • M. l. angustus
    Hall, 1931
  • M. l. baileyi
    Goldman, 1938
  • M. l. bernardinus
    Merriam, 1908
  • M. l. cautus
    J. A. Allen, 1899
  • M. l. coronarius
    Swarth, 1911
  • M. l. halli
    Hayman and Holt, 1941
  • M. l. incanus
    Lee and Durrant, 1960
  • M. l. latus
    Hall, 1931
  • M. l. leucophaeus
    J. A. Allen, 1894
  • M. l. littoralis
    Swarth, 1933
  • M. l. macrurus
    Merriam, 1898
  • M. l. mordax
    Merriam, 1891
  • M. l. sierrae
    Kellogg, 1922
  • M. l. vellerosus
    J. A. Allen, 1899
Distribution of the long-tailed vole
Synonyms[3]
List
  • Arvicola (Mynomes) longicaudus
    Merriam, 1888
  • Arvicola (Mynomes) alticolus
    Merriam, 1890
  • Arvicola (Mynomes) mordax
    Merriam, 1891
  • Arvicola leucophaeus
    Allen, 1894
  • Microtus angusticeps
    Bailey, 1898
  • Microtus macrurus
    Merriam, 1898
  • Microtus vellerosus
    Allen, 1899
  • Microtus cautus
    Allen 1899

The long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus), in some areas known as the San Bernardino long-tailed vole, is a small vole found in western North America. They have short ears and a long tail. Their fur is gray brown with light gray underparts. They are around 18 cm (7.1 in) long with an 8 cm (3.1 in) tail and weigh about 50 g (1.8 oz).

  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Microtus longicaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42627A115196586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42627A22348744.en.
  2. ^ Musser & Carleton 2005, p. 1004.
  3. ^ Smolen & Keller 1987, p. 1.