Microtus montanus

(T. R. Peale, 1849)

Montane 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

Peale, T.R. 1849-06-05. United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII. Mammalia and Ornithology. C. Sherman, Philadelphia, 338 pp.

Authority publication link

https://books.google.com/books?id=VZSUUF_4nKIC

Original name as described

Arvicola montana

Other common names

Pahranagat Valley Montane Vole

Type material

USNM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

near Mt. Shasta, headwaters of Sacramento River, Siskiyou County, California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(OR,NV,CO,NM,MT,CA,UT,ID,WY,WA,AZ)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002086

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.

Arvicola montana

(T. R. Peale, 1849)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

44

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:356, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Fitzinger (1867:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6476795) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34989)

Arvicola longirostris

(S. F. Baird, 1857)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

longirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:1268 (= USNM:MAMM:A2220)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/398d210df-2098-4bcf-8f9e-cc0e1aa05daa

Authority page

530

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58488298

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:356, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Arvicola (Mynomes) nanus

(C. H. Merriam, 1891)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:23853 (= USNM:MAMM:A31253)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b7d1a8b7-989c-4f65-bf6a-a4bee746b22c

Authority page

62

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25798885

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

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

Microtus montanus arizonensis

V. O. Bailey, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

arizonensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:24778 (= USNM:MAMM:A32179)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b179f2f0-c834-4f31-93c5-a3e8acce1b3c

Authority page

88

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263730

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1900:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14578)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus nanus canescens

V. O. Bailey, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:90577

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c8ef34fa-26fb-4229-b535-37e1a87b748d

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263729

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1900:31, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14578)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus dutcheri

V. O. Bailey, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dutcheri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:29769 (= USNM:MAMM:A41848)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aa79640f-8d9f-4511-893b-cc157faef5b0

Authority page

85

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263727

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1900:32, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799905) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14578)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus nevadensis

V. O. Bailey, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nevadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:26877 (= USNM:MAMM:A34291)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ebe2d486-b6e7-4f42-aa34-d2e650322b73

Authority page

86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263728

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1900:33, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799906) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14578)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus nevadensis rivularis

V. O. Bailey, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rivularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186497

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39873006d-b060-45b6-98c1-1df82424bcb3

Authority page

87

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263729

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Microtus montanus

C. H. Merriam, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811778

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Merriam (1899:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25811778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14568)
  2. Bailey (1900:27, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14578)
  3. Kellogg (1916:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
  4. Hall (1935:417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69521)
  5. Bailey (1936:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  6. Orr (1949:96) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1980:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  8. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:495) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  9. Heaton (1985:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8885281) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5733)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Musser & Carleton (1993:525) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  12. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  13. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785981) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  14. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42630) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002086) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  18. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42630/22346732) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microtus nanus

V. O. Bailey, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799903

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1900:30, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14578)
  2. Bailey (1936:204, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Microtus montanus rivularis

V. O. Bailey, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rivularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799902

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1900:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14578)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:341) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus yosemite

J. Grinnell, 1914

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

yosemite

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:12978

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:12978

Authority page

207

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55445138

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Hall (1935:424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69521)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus montanus montanus

L. Kellogg, 1916

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524775

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Kellogg (1916:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29524775) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69086)
  2. Bailey (1936:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus caryi

V. O. Bailey, 1917

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

caryi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:168670

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bac8fcb3-8fb6-4d9e-8983-65e7bf7ef71f

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334912

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Microtus montanus fucosus

E. R. Hall, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fucosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:53248

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:53248

Authority page

421

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Hall (1935:421) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69521)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus micropus

E. R. Hall, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

micropus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:46282

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:46282

Authority page

417

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Hall (1935:417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69521)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus nevadensis

E. R. Hall, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nevadensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

423

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Hall (1935:423) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69521)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus undosus

E. R. Hall, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

undosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:5828

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:5828

Authority page

420

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Hall (1935:420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69521)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus nanus nanus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

204

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806119

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:204, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Microtus montanus fusus

E. R. Hall, 1938

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fusus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:61281

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:61281

Authority page

131

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34510122

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 (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus amosus

E. R. Hall & C. L. Hayward, 1941

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

amosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:95272

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:95272

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8114382

Authority publication

Great Basin Naturalist

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus nexus

E. R. Hall & C. L. Hayward, 1941

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nexus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:95271

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:95271

Authority page

106

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8114383

Authority publication

Great Basin Naturalist

Name usages

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

Microtus montanus pratincolus

E. R. Hall & Kelson, 1951

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pratincolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:34004

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=91764b31-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715129

Authority publication

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Microtus montanus codiensis

S. Anderson, 1954

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

codiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:27578

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=9134d869-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

497

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2992929

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 (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus zygomaticus

S. Anderson, 1954

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

zygomaticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:32761

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=9167fa6a-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

500

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2992932

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 (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus canescens

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

343

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus dutcheri

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dutcheri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

343

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus nanus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

343

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus montanus pratincola

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pratincola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

343

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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