Microtus mexicanus

(de Saussure, 1861)

Mexican 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

Revue et Mag. Zool., Paris, ser. 2, 13:3

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13713440

Original name as described

Arvicola (Hemiotomys) mexicanus

Type material

MHNG 529.98, MHNG 530.09

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

Volcán de Orizaba, Puebla, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. mogollonensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Crawford, D. L., Dragoo, J. W., Smith, F. A., & Chavez, A. N. (2011). Diversification within the Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus) and the role of post-Pleistocene climate change. Western North American Naturalist, 71(2), 176-194.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002083

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 mexicanus salvus

E. R. Hall, 1948

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

salvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:52099

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=3cbca914-d93c-4218-96bc-99f5b31b6add

Authority page

426

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807331

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Arvicola (Hemiotomys) mexicanus

(de Saussure, 1861)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 529.98, MHNG 530.09

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

3

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13713440

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

True (1885:597, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Microtus mexicanus fundatus

E. R. Hall, 1948

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fundatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:100637

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:100637

Authority page

425

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2807330

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus mexicanus neveriae

Hooper, 1955

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

neveriae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 100740

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

23

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus mexicanus subsimus

E. A. Goldman, 1938

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

subsimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:116918

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/325c71cfa-b017-4c71-bfd2-30087fa9340e

Authority page

494

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Arvicola phaeus

(C. H. Merriam, 1892)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

phaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:33605 (= USNM:MAMM:A45640)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c492e1ad-a636-4790-80ae-024cd385e69f

Authority page

171

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2259773

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Microtus fulviventer

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulviventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:68250

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eb46b2f7-f131-422c-915c-047e6eba7a56

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263616

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus mexicanus madrensis

E. A. Goldman, 1938

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

madrensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:98172

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c8091df7-3366-47af-8ca3-cf649df6c7bc

Authority page

493

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus mexicanus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

162

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:162) (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. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13443/115113184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microtus mexicanus fulviventer

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fulviventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

339

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus mexicanus mexicanus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

339

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus mexicanus phaeus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

phaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

339

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus mexicanus ocotensis

Álvarez Solórzano & Hernández-Chávez, 1993

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ocotensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

Publicación Especial, Asociación Mastozoológica Mexicana

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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