Microtus townsendii
(Bachman, 1839)
Townsend's 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/24623030Original name as described
Arvicola Townsendii
Other common names
Triangle Island Vole
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Columbia River." Restricted by V. Bailey in 1900 to "Lower Columbia River, near mouth of Willamette, on or near Wappatoo (or Sauvie) Island," Oregon, USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Canada · United States
Subregion distribution
USA(OR,WA,CA)
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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