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Scientific Name
Microtus miurus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Microtus miurus Osgood, 1901
Park
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Singing 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 |
| Species | Microtus miurus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
No vouchers for this species have been collected from YUCH during NPS inventories. However, Cook and MacDonald cite a single voucher collected from Mount Kathryn collected in 1976 and archived at USNM as evidence for the presence of singing vole within YUCH.; Data Source: Cook and MacDonald (2001)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Previous inventories of small mammals in the park were not aimed at determining abundance. In addition, small mammal populations in the arctic, particularly shrews and arvicoline rodents, can fluctuate dramatically from year to year.; Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Breeder status based on presumptive small home range size for most/all shrews and small-bodied rodents.; Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
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
cc at aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Aren Gunderson
Last Modified Date
10/18/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Young, Steven B., ed. 1976. The Environment of the Yukon-Charley Rivers area, Alaska. Wolcott, VT: Center for Northern Studies. 368 pp. (Contributions from the Center for Northern Studies; v. 9)
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Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
