| Western heather vole | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Phenacomys |
| Species: | P. intermedius
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| Binomial name | |
| Phenacomys intermedius (Merriam, 1889)
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The western heather vole (Phenacomys intermedius) is a small vole found in western North America. Until recently, the eastern heather vole, (Phenacomys ungava), was considered to be a subspecies. They have short ears with stiff orange hair inside and a short thin tail which is paler underneath. Their long soft fur is brownish with silver grey underparts. They are roughly 14 cm (5.5 in) long with a tail length shorter than one-half their body length, approximately 50 mm (2.0 in). They weigh about 40 g (1.4 oz).[2]
- ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Phenacomys intermedius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42636A115197827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42636A22389824.en. Retrieved 28 November 2022. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
- ^ McAllister, James A.; Hoffmann, Robert S. (1988). "Phenacomys intermedius". Mammalian Species (305): 1–8. doi:10.2307/3504242. ISSN 0076-3519. JSTOR 3504242.