Microtus dukecampbelli
Florida Salt Marsh Vole
(Microtus dukecampbelli) | |
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Range | |
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Taxonomic classification | |
Order: | Rodentia |
Suborder: | Supramyomorpha |
Infraorder: | Myomorphi |
Superfamily: | Muroidea |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Tribe: | Microtini |
Genus: | Microtus |
Subgenus: | Pitymys |
Binomial details | |
Microtus dukecampbelli C. A. Woods, Post, & Kilpatrick, 1982 |
Jackson & Cook (2020) proposed that the Florida population of Microtus pennsylvanicus be elevated to specific status as Microtus dukecampbelli (Woods et al. 1982).The work by Jackson & Cook (2020) is based on a cytochrome b (Cytb) analysis and the range map to the right represents the hypothesized range limit of Microtus dukecampbelli. Further studies will be needed to fully understand new species boundaries.
Description
From Jackson & Cook (2020): "In comparison with the nearest population of M. pennsylvanicus in Georgia, M. p. dukecampbelli is significantly larger (total length, tail length, hind foot length, greatest length of skull, condylozygomatic length, length of incisive foramen, length of diastema, cranial breadth, and zygomatic breadth) and has a shorter rostrum and darker coloration (Woods et al. 1982)."
External measurements
Length measurements are in millimeters (mm) and weight measurements are in grams (g), unless stated otherwise. If available, the sample size (n=) is provided. If a range is not provided and n= is not given, then the listed measurement represents an average.
Part of range | Reference | Total length | Tail length | Hindfoot length | Ear length | Mass |
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Florida | Woods et al. (1982) | 178–198 (n=5) | 43–55 (n=5) | 22–25 (n=5) | 11–16 (n=5) | 43–80 (n=5) |
Skull
Habitat
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Genetic resources
References
Jackson DJ, Cook JA. 2020. A precarious future for distinctive peripheral populations of meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Journal of Mammalogy 101(1):36-51.
Woods CA, Post W, Kilpatrick CW. 1982. Microtus pennsylvanicus (Rodentia: Muridae) in Florida: a Pleistocene relict in a coastal saltmarsh. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum Biological Science 28:25–52.