Microtus xanthognathus

(Leach, 1815)

Taiga 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

Zool. Misc., vol. 1, 60

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28684607

Original name as described

Arvicola xanthognatha

Other common names

Chestnut-cheeked Vole · Yellow-cheeked Vole

Type locality

Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Canada

Subregion distribution

USA(AK)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002110

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.

Hypud. xanthognathus

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

xanthognathus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

384

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523801

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Arvicola Xanthognatus

(Godman, 1826)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

xanthognatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

65

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165757

Authority publication

Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Godman (1826:65, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)
  2. Lesson (1827:283, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Hypudæus xanthognatus

(McMurtrie, 1831)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

xanthognatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

434

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28834565

Authority publication

New York

Arvicola xanthognathus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

xanthognathus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. True (1885:597, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Microtus xanthognathus

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

xanthognathus

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. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:498) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:340) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #42628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #42628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002110) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42628/22348489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Arvicola xanthognatha

(Leach, 1815)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

xanthognathus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

60

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28684607

Authority publication

London

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