Microtus abbreviatus

G. S. Miller, 1899

Singing Vole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Arvicolinae
Tribe : Microtini
Genus : Microtus
Subgenus : Pitymys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1899-01-31. A new vole from Hall Island, Bering Sea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13:13-14.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308130

Original name as described

Microtus abbreviatus

Other common names

St. Matthew Island Vole

Type material

USNM:MAMM:15540 (= USNM:MAMM:A22429)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/343d48648-8180-4e82-a221-1eac3aa9aaca

Type locality

Hall Island, Bering Sea, Alaska, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Canada

Subregion distribution

USA(AK)

Taxonomy notes

includes miurus based on molecular data

Taxonomy notes citation

Weksler, M., Lanier, H. C., & Olson, L. E. (2010). Eastern Beringian biogeography: historical and spatial genetic structure of singing voles in Alaska. Journal of biogeography, 37(8), 1414-1431.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002051

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Microtus cantator

R. M. Anderson, 1947

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cantator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 17236

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

161

Authority publication

National Museum of Canada

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus andersoni

Rand, 1945

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

andersoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 18107

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

42

Authority publication

National Museum of Canada

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus miurus

Osgood, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

miurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:107175

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3feca2562-0829-424e-920b-3462958e9d3e

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800321

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:494) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42629) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42629/115196813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microtus miurus oreas

Osgood, 1907

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oreas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:148596

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37c9b7779-63e5-451d-9ddc-9e9105d86aea

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348314

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus abbreviatus

G. S. Miller, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

abbreviatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:15540 (= USNM:MAMM:A22429)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/343d48648-8180-4e82-a221-1eac3aa9aaca

Authority page

13

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2308130

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:489, 490) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13425/22350031) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microtus muriei

E. W. Nelson, 1931

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

muriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:243482

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39ef813ff-0565-46b0-8feb-8ee6052806ba

Authority page

311

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus miurus paneaki

R. L. Rausch, 1950

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

paneaki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:290296

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/357125bbb-ece8-477e-a1eb-7d1f76d5c1d8

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39703891

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus abbreviatus fisheri

C. H. Merriam, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fisheri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:97976

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/306caceb1-b771-4bb9-b132-ec3cd0817f70

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8872027

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus (Stenocranius) gregalis egorovi

Feygin, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

egorovi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 54582

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

78

Authority publication

Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus abbreviatus abbreviatus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

abbreviatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus miurus cantator

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cantator

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus miurus miurus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

miurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus miurus muriei

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

muriei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

336

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:336) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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