Microtus canicaudus

G. S. Miller, 1897

Gray-tailed 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. 1897-04-21. Description of a new vole from Oregon. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11:67-68.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263346

Original name as described

Microtus canicaudus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:75841

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3da1faa05-e373-4811-a53a-00482a8c47bc

Type locality

McCoy, Willamette Valley, Polk County, Oregon, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WA,OR)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002060

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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 canicaudus

G. S. Miller, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

canicaudus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:75841

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3da1faa05-e373-4811-a53a-00482a8c47bc

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263346

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:205, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806120) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42625/22348218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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