Microtus ochrogaster

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Prairie 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

Wagner, J.A. 1843. Heft 117, Heft 118. Pp. 473–614 in Wagner, J.A. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Supplementband. Dritte Mittheilung: Die Beutelthiere und Nager (erster Abschnitt). Erlangen, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, 614 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060819

Original name as described

Hypudaeus ochrogaster

Type locality

America. Fixed by B. P. Bole, Jr. and P. N. Moulthrop in 1942 at "New Harmony, Posey County, Indiana," USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(MN,MI,OK,KS,NE,IL,MT,TN,IA,TX,WV,WI,ND,OH,SD,MO,WY,NM,KY,CO,AL,AR,IN)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002093

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 ochrogaster taylori

Hibbard & Rinker, 1943

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

taylori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:M:14126

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kum?id=90a39d8c-1ed8-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

256

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2994278

Authority publication

University of Kansas Science Bulletin

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 (Pedomys) llanensis

Hibbard, 1944

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

llanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KU:VP:6626

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ku/kuvp?id=527f9185-1ed9-11e3-bfac-90b11c41863e

Authority page

729

Authority publication

Geological Society of America Bulletin

Microtus ochrogaster similis

Severinghaus, 1977

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

similis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UIMNH 48183

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

49

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39057797

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 (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus ochrogaster ohionensis

Bole & Moulthrop, 1942

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ohionensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 121251

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41758908

Authority publication

Scientific Publications of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Arvicola austerus minor

(C. H. Merriam, 1888)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186493

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30d644b68-8523-46f5-9bee-7d95de272a2c

Authority page

600

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41533346

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

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

Microtus (Pedomys) ochrogaster merriami

M. Kretzoi, 1958

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

merriami

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

USNM:MAMM:186493

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30d644b68-8523-46f5-9bee-7d95de272a2c

Authority page

55

Authority publication

Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici

Arvicola austerus

(Le Conte, 1853)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

austerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:2249

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34f623af3-64dd-4ad8-8872-f198d71367fe

Authority page

405

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1779941

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. True (1885:597, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Arvicola (Pedomys) cinnamonea

(S. F. Baird, 1857)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cinnamoneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:591 (= USNM:MAMM:A1714)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/309e2a277-b4a8-4509-971a-6bea3ac81567

Authority page

541

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58488309

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

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

Arvicola (Pedomys) haydenii

(S. F. Baird, 1857)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

haydenii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:699 (= USNM:MAMM:A1862)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/372106534-786d-458a-8c3f-cee618080066

Authority page

543

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58488311

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

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

Microtus ludovicianus

V. O. Bailey, 1900

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ludovicianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:96624

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fea15acd-159d-4ca3-90d1-bd25438edfbd

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25799947

Authority publication

North American Fauna

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 (Pedomys) austerus

J. A. Allen, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

austerus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

248

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1896:248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)

Microtus (Pedomys) haydenii

J. A. Allen, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

haydenii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

248

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1896:248) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)

Microtus ochrogaster

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ochrogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

163

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:253) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002093) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:32) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42631/115196932) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Pitymys ochrogaster

(Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ochrogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

502

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:502) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Microtus ochrogaster haydenii

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

haydenii

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 ochrogaster ludovicianus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ludovicianus

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 ochrogaster minor

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

minor

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 ochrogaster ochrogaster

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ochrogaster

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)

Hypudaeus ochrogaster

(J. A. Wagner, 1843)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ochrogaster

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

592

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060819

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Microtus ochrogaster haydeni

Osgood, 1907

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

haydeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

48

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2348301

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Microtus ochrogaster ohioensis

Hooper, 1977

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

ohioensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

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

Arvicola (Pedomys) cinnamomea

(R. D. Fisher & Ludwig, 2014)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cinnamomea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

Arvicola (Pedomys) haydeni

(R. D. Fisher & Ludwig, 2014)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

haydeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology

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