Microtus oaxacensis
G. G. Goodwin, 1966
Tarabundi 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
Goodwin, G.G. 1966-05-19. A new species of vole (genus Microtus) from Oaxaca, Mexico. American Museum Novitates 2243:1-4.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62873197Original name as described
Microtus oaxacensis
Other common names
Oaxacan Vole
Type material
AMNH M-208952
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"evergreen rainforest at Tarahundi, a ranch near the village of Vista Hermosa, about halfway between Comaltepec and Valle National, 135 kilometers north of Oaxaca city, District of Ixtlan, Oaxaca, Mexico, altitude, about 5000 feet [= 1524 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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