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Microtus ochrogaster ochrogaster

(Prairie Vole)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Prairie Vole

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Mammalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria () - McKenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Magnorder: Epitheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria () - (McKenna, 1975) McKenna, in Stucky & McKenna, in Benton, ed., 1993
        Grandorder: Anagalida () - (Szalay & McKenna, 1971) McKenna, 1975
        Mirorder: Simplicidentata () - (Weber, 1904) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Order: Rodentia () - Bowdich, 1821 - Rodents
        Suborder: Myomorpha () - Brandt, 1855
        Infraorder: Myodonta () - (Schaub, in Grassé & Dekeyser, 1955) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
        Superfamily: Muroidea () - Illiger, 1811
        Family: Muridae () - (Illiger, 1811) Gray, 1821
        Subfamily: Arvicolinae ()
        Tribe: Arvicolini ()
        Genus: Microtus () - Schrank, 1798
        Specific name: ochrogaster
        Subspecies: ochrogaster
        Scientific name: - Microtus ochrogaster ochrogaster

Synonyms

Microtus ochrogaster (Wagner • Microtus ochrogaster (Wagner)

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Microtus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 121 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

M. abbreviatus (St. Matthews Island Vole) · M. abbreviatus abbreviatus (Hall Island Insular Vole) · M. abbreviatus fisheri (Insular Vole) · M. agrestis (Short-Tailed Field Vole) · M. arvalis (Common Vole) · M. bavaricus (Bavarian Pine Vole) · M. brachycercus (CALABRIA PINE VOLE) · M. breweri (Beach Vole) · M. cabrerae (Cabrera's Vole) · M. californicus (California Vole) · M. californicus californicus (California Vole) · M. californicus mohavensis (Amargosa Vole) · M. californicus sanpabloensis (San Pablo Vole) · M. californicus scirpensis (Amargosa Vole) · M. californicus stephensi (Stephen's California Vole) · M. californicus vallicola (Amargosa Vole) · M. canicaudus (Gray-Tailed Vole) · M. chrotorrhinus (Southern Rock Vole) · M. chrotorrhinus carolinensis (Southern Rock Vole) · M. chrotorrhinus chrotorrhinus (Rock Vole) · M. chrotorrhinus ravus (Labrador Rock Vole) · M. clarkei (Clarke's Vole) · M. daghestanicus (Daghestan Pine Vole) · M. duodecimcostatus (Mediterranean Pine Vole) · M. evoronensis (Evoron Vole) · M. felteni (BALKAN PINE VOLE) · M. fortis (Reed Vole) · M. gerbei (Pyrenean Pine Vole) · M. gregalis (Narrow-Headed Vole) · M. gregalis brevicauda (Narrow-Headed Vole) · M. guatemalensis (Guatemalan Vole) · M. guentheri (G?nther's Vole) · M. hyperboreus (North Siberian Vole) · M. ilaeus (Kazakhstan Vole) · M. irani (Persian Vole) · M. irene (Chinese Scrub Vole) · M. juldaschi (Juniper Vole) · M. kermanensis (Baluchistan Vole) · M. kikuchii (Taiwan Vole) · M. kirgisorum (Tien Shan Vole) · M. leucurus (Blyth's Vole) · M. levis (East European Vole) · M. liechtensteini (Liechtensteins Pine Vole) · M. limnophilus (Lacustrine Vole) · M. longicaudus (San Bernardino Long-Tailed Vole) · M. longicaudus coronarius (Alexander Islands Long-Tailed Vole) · M. longicaudus leucophaeus (Mount Graham Long-Tailed Vole) · M. longicaudus longicaudus (Coronation Island Vole) · M. lusitanicus (Lusitanian Pine Vole) · M. majori (Major's Pine Vole) · M. maximowiczii (Maximowicz's Vole) · M. mexicanus (Mexican Vole) · M. mexicanus hualpaiensis (Haulapai Mexican Vole) · M. mexicanus mexicanus (Mexican Vole) · M. middendorffi (Middendorf's Vole) · M. middendorffii (Middendorff's Vole) · M. miurus (Singing Vole) · M. mogollonensis (Mogollon Vole) · M. mogollonensis hualpaiensis (Hualapai Vole) · M. mogollonensis navaho (Navajo Vole) · M. mongolicus (Mongolian Vole) · M. montanus (Pahranagat Valley Montane Vole) · M. montanus arizonensis (Arizona Montane Vole) · M. montanus codiensis (Cody Mountain Vole) · M. montanus fucosus (Pahranagat Valley Montane Vole) · M. montanus nevadensis (Amargosa Vole) · M. montanus rivularis (Virgin River Montane Vole) · M. montanus zygomaticus (Big Horn Montane Vole) · M. montebelli (Japanese Grass Vole) · M. montebelli montebelli (Japanese Grass Vole) · M. mujanensis (Muisk Vole) · M. multiplex (Alpine Pine Vole) · M. nasarovi (Nasarov's Vole) · M. oaxacensis (Tarabundi Vole) · M. obscurus (Altai Vole) · M. ochrogaster (Prairie Vole) · M. ochrogaster ludovicianus (Louisiana Vole) · M. ochrogaster ochrogaster (Prairie Vole) · M. ochrogaster taylori (Prairie Vole) · M. oeconomus (Root Vole) · M. oeconomus amakensis (Amak Island Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus elymocetes (Montague Island Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus innuitus (St Lawrence Island Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus popofensis (Shumagin Island Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus punukensis (Punuk Island Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus sitkensis (Alexander Islands Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus unalascensis (Unalaska Tundra Vole) · M. oeconomus yakutatensis (Yakatat Tundra Vole) · M. oregoni (Creeping Vole) · M. oregoni oregoni (Creeping Vole) · M. paradoxus (Kopetdag Pine Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus (Chihuahua Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus admiraltiae (Admiralty Island Meadow Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli (Florida Salt Marsh Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus kincaidi (Kincaid Meadow Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus nesophilus (Gull Island Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus nigrans (Dismal Swamp Meadow Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus (Gull Island Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus provectus (Block Island Meadow Vole) · M. pennsylvanicus shattucki (Penobscot Meadow Vole)

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Further Reading

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Biology of New World Microtus / edited by Robert H. Tamarin. [Stillwater, Okla.]: American Society of Mammalogists1985. url p. 723.
Handbook of mammals of Kansas / by E. Raymond Hall. 1955 Lawrence, Kansas: Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, 1955. url fig. 43, page 149.
The rodents of Iowa, by Dayton Stoner. .. Des Moines, Iowa Geological Survey, 1918. url p. 11, p. 8, p. 81.
Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science. [Lexington, Ky.]Kentucky Academy of Science, 1923-1997. url p. 5.
University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History. 7 1952 Lawrence, University of Kansas. url p. 203, p. 207, p. 226, p. 233, p. 32, p. 41, p. 447, figs. 68-76, page 459, figs. 86-94, page 461, figs. 105-115, page 463, p. 47, p. 493, p. 56.

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 4, 2012.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2480630
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2534674

Last Revised: 7/25/2012