Taxonomy Profile: Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord 1815)

Microtus pennsylvanicus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Microtus nesophilus
Bailey 1898
Microtus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus
Ord 1815
Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli
Woods Post and Kilpatrick 1982
Microtus pennsylvanicus chihuahuensis
Bradley and Cockrum 1968
Microtus admiraltiae
Heller 1909
Arvicola alborufescens
Emmons 1840
Microtus aphorodemus
Preble 1902
Arvicola dekayi
Audubon and Bachman 1854
Microtus enixus
Bangs 1896
Microtus fontigenus
Bangs 1896
Arvicola fulva
Audubon and Bachman 1841
Arvicola hirsutus
Emmons 1840
Arvicola insperatus
J A Allen 1894
Microtus insularis
Bailey 1898
Arvicola nasuta
Audubon and Bachman 1841
Lemmus noveboracensis
Rafinesque 1820
Arvicola oneida
DeKay 1842
Arvicola palustris
Harlan 1825
Mynomes pratensis
Rafinesque 1817
Microtus provectus
Bangs 1908
Arvicola riparius
Ord 1825
Arvicola rufescens
DeKay 1842
Arvicola rufidorsum
Baird 1857
Arvicola terraenovae
Bangs 1894
Arvicola drummondii
Audubon and Bachman 1853
Microtus pennsylvanicus acadicus
Bangs 1897
Microtus pennsylvanicus alcorni
Baker 1951
Microtus pennsylvanicus arcticus
Cowan 1951
Microtus pennsylvanicus copelandi
Youngman 1967
Microtus pennsylvanicus finitus
S Anderson 1956
Microtus pennsylvanicus funebris
Dale 1940
Microtus montanus kincaidi
Dalquest 1941
Microtus pennsylvanicus labradorius
Bailey 1898
Arvicola riparia longipilis
Baird 1857
Microtus pennsylvanicus magdalenensis
Youngman 1967
Microtus pennsylvanicus pullatus
S Anderson 1956
Microtus pennsylvanicus rubidus
Dale 1940
Microtus pennsilvanicus shattucki
Howe 1901
Microtus pennsylvanicus tananaensis
Baker 1951
Microtus pennsylvanicus uligocola
S Anderson 1956
Microtus pennsylvanicus wahema
Bailey 1920
Microtus pennsylvanicus kincaidi
Dalquest 1941
Microtus pennsylvanicus provectus
Bangs 1908
Microtus pennsylvanicus shattucki
Howe 1901
Common Name(s):
Meteoro de prado []
campagnol des champs []
Meadow Vole []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Microtus pennsylvanicus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Rodentia
rodents |
esquilo |
preá |
rato |
roedor |
rongeurs |
Suborder : Myomorpha
Mice |
Rats |
Rats |
souris |
Voles |
Gerbils |
Hamsters |
Lemmings |
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
arvicoline rodents |
Genus : Microtus
Meadow Mice |
Meadow Voles |
Species : Microtus pennsylvanicus
Meteoro de prado |
campagnol des champs |
Meadow Vole |
Microtus pennsylvanicus Direct Children(s):
Microtus pennsylvanicus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Guy G. Musser
Notes:
Department of Mammology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024
Reference for:
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Expert:
Michael D. Carleton
Notes:
Department of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560
Reference for:
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Musser, Guy G., and Michael D. Carleton / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Superfamily Muroidea
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
894-1531
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hall, E. Raymond
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1981-04-03 / 1981-04-03
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Mammals of North America, 2nd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
601-1175
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-05443-5/
Notes:
Reference for:
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Microtus pennsylvanicus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Alaska / Native
Microtus pennsylvanicus: Comments
Comment:
Status: U.S. ESA - Endangered as M. p. dukecampbelli; IUCN - Vulnerable as M. p. dukecampbelli, Lower Risk (nt) as M. p. admiraltiae, M. p. kincaidi, M. p. provectus, and M. p. shattucki, not evaluated as M. p. chihuahuensis, otherwise Lower Risk (lc)
Comment:
Comments: Subgenus Mynomes, pennsylvanicus species group (Zagorodnyuk, 1990). Proposed as conspecific with Old World M. agrestis by Klimkiewicz (1970), but G-banded chromosomal differences support their recognition as distinct species (Modi, 1987; Vorontsov and Lyapunova, 1986). Aside from the probable insular derivative M. breweri (see that account), pennsylvanicus is closely related to M. montanus and M. townsendii among New World species (see Conroy and Cook, 2000a; Hooper and Hart, 1962; Modi, 19...