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Scientific Name

Microtus pennsylvanicus

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815)

Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

MEADOW VOLE

Park Synonyms

Microtus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Mammalia
Subclass	Theria
Infraclass	Eutheria
Order	Rodentia
Suborder	Myomorpha
Superfamily	Muroidea
Family	Cricetidae
Subfamily	Arvicolinae
Genus	Microtus
Subgenus	Microtus (Mynomes)
Species	Microtus pennsylvanicus

Occurrence

Present

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Rare

Seasonality Tags

Breeder

Habit Tags

Nocturnal

Park Rank Tags

Park scarce
local pop's, declining grassy habitat

Species Record Status Tags

Pre 1998

Taxa Group Tags

Mammal

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

1

References

3

Vouchers

8

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office

Created Date

10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

KStraub@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

4/18/2019 12:53:58 PM

Notes

Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: Includes M. NESOPHILUS and M. PROVECTUS, island populations that formerly were regarded as distinct species (see Modi 1986; Musser and Carleton, in Wilson and Reeder 1993). M. BREWERI from Muskeget Island, Massachusetts, sometimes has been included in thi STATUS: Native, Breeder, Rare, Present in Park;; ; Taxonomy Notes: this is the recognized subspecies in ITIS and ASM; General Notes: this is the recognized subspecies in ITIS and ASM

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