Microtus oregoni

(Bachman, 1839)

Creeping 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

Bachman, J. 1839. Description of several new species of American quadrupeds. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(1):57-74.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623030

Original name as described

Arvicola oregoni

Other common names

Oregon Meadow Mouse · Oregon Vole

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(WA,OR,CA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002094

Country distribution map

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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 morosus

D. G. Elliot, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

morosus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:6260

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=414086ef-6132-43db-9324-9141ad5ecfa9

Authority page

227

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2654076

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Microtus oregoni adocetus

C. H. Merriam, 1908

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

adocetus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:137995

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37889e7ea-e3e2-467a-842c-285b9e93f9cd

Authority page

145

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334073

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 (2017:344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus oregoni cantwelli

W. P. Taylor, 1920

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cantwelli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:232814

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/370c35fd0-4e9f-4975-8230-99b29c86b2ea

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52848163

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

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

Microtus serpens

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

serpens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76303

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/318fbf9e7-122c-47df-a918-6d1f9ecd5b2d

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263338

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Microtus bairdi

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bairdi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:79906

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dcbaec8d-eb08-4e9e-9e4c-bbd16a838870

Authority page

74

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263339

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Arvicola oregoni

(Bachman, 1839)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oregoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24623030

Authority publication

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Arvicola oregonus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oregonus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

597

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306391

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Microtus oregoni bairdi

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bairdi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

213

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806128

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Microtus oregoni

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oregoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806127

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:496) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002094) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42632/115197199) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Microtus oregoni oregoni

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oregoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806127

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

bairdii

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

bairdii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1011

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Microtus oregoni serpens

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

serpens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

344

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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