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Scientific Name
Microtus townsendii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Microtus townsendii (Bachman, 1839)
Park
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Townsend's vole
Park Synonyms
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 townsendii |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Documented at Fort Casey State Park in 2006.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Ronald Holmes
Created Date
11/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
lgrace@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/30/2015 11:23:23 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Mostly in lowlands (0 to 1000 feet) in salt water and fresh water marshes, wet meadows, and in dense herbaceous and hardwood riparian vegetation. Not in coniferous forest or dry brush. Invades clearcuts and coniferous tree farms (where it eats seedlings)when these locations are adjacent to marshes or wet meadows., Park Species Data Source: Johnson, R. E., and K. M. Cassidy. 1997. Terrestrial mammals of Washington State: Location data and predicted distributions.
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