Microtus
| Genus Microtus | |
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| Taxonomic classification | |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Suborder: | Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Myomorphi |
| Superfamily: | Muroidea |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Tribe: | Arvicolini |
Microtus is a genus of voles in the family Cricetidae. They have a stocky body, blunt head, and short, rounded ears (Naughton, 2012). The are 60 recognized species in the genus with 21 species occurring in North America. Sixteen species occur in the United States. Other members of the genus can be found in Asia, Europe, and Africa.
Species in the United States
Species not pictured: Gray-tailed Vole (Microtus canicaudus), Rock Vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus), Florida Salt Marsh Vole (Microtus dukecampbelli), Mogollon Vole (Microtus mogollonensis), Townsend's Vole (Microtus townsendii).
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Singing Vole (Microtus abbreviatus) -
California Vole (Microtus californicus) -
Western Meadow Vole (Microtus drummondii) -
Long-tailed Vole (Microtus longicaudus) -
Montane Vole (Microtus montanus) -
Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) -
Creeping Vole (Microtus oregoni) -
Eastern Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) -
Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum) -
North American Water Vole (Microtus richardsoni), note the scale bar; this is the largest vole in North America -
Taiga Vole (Microtus xanthognathus), subadult
Range maps
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Singing Vole (Microtus abbreviatus). Genetic studies by Weksler et al. in 2010 indicate that M. miurus should be included in M. abbreviatus. -
California Vole (Microtus californicus) -
Gray-tailed Vole (Microtus canicaudus) -
Rock Vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus) -
Western Meadow Vole (Microtus drummondii). Split from M. pennsylvanicus by Jackson and Cook (2020). -
Florida Salt Marsh Vole (Microtus dukecampbelli) -
Long-tailed Vole (Microtus longicaudus) -
Mogollon Vole (Microtus mogollonensis). Split from M. mexicanus by Crawford et al. (2011). -
Montane Vole (Microtus montanus) -
Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) -
Creeping Vole (Microtus oregoni) -
Eastern Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Updated range: split by Jackson and Cook (2020). -
Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum) -
North American Water Vole (Microtus richardsoni) -
Townsend's Vole (Microtus townsendii) -
Taiga Vole (Microtus xanthognathus)
Available taxon pages
The following subgenera are available on WhiskerWiki for this genus:
- Subgenus: Mynomes
- Microtus abbreviatus
- Microtus californicus
- Microtus canicaudus
- Microtus chrotorrhinus
- Microtus drummondii
- Microtus dukecampbelli
- Microtus longicaudus
- Microtus mogollonensis
- Microtus montanus
- Microtus ochrogaster
- Microtus oregoni
- Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Microtus pinetorum
- Microtus richardsoni
- Microtus townsendii
- Microtus xanthognathus