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Scientific Name
Microtus californicus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Microtus californicus (Peale, 1848)
Park
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
California meadow mouse
Park Synonyms
Microtus californicus mariposae
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderRodentia
SuborderMyomorpha
SuperfamilyMuroidea
FamilyCricetidae
SubfamilyArvicolinae
GenusMicrotus
SpeciesMicrotus californicus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (University of California, Berkeley, 94720) Accession number 13817
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Grinnell J. and T. I. Storer, 1924. Animal Life in the Yosemite. University of California Press, Berkeley. 752 pp.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Results of vertebrate surveys conducted by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (University of California, Berkeley) staff (2003) and documented in YOSEMVZVertebrateSurvey2004.mdb
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Grinnell J. and T. I. Storer, 1924. Animal Life in the Yosemite. University of California Press, Berkeley. 752 pp.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Leslie Chow
Created Date
3/25/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
lchow@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/29/2015 12:29:01 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: YOSEMVZVertebrateSurvey2004.mdb
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Manzanar National Historic Site (MANZ)
Oregon Caves National Monument (ORCA)
Pinnacles National Park (PINN)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
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