Species of rodent
Long-tailed vole
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Chordata
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Class:
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Mammalia
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Order:
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Rodentia
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Family:
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Cricetidae
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Subfamily:
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Arvicolinae
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Genus:
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Microtus
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Subgenus:
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Pitymys
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Species:
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M. longicaudus
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Binomial name
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Microtus longicaudus
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Subspecies
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- 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
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Distribution of the long-tailed vole
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Synonyms
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- 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
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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).