Townsend's Vole

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Townsend's Vole
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Genus: Microtus Subgenus: Mynomes Species: M. townsendii
Binomial name
Microtus townsendii (Bachman, 1839)

Townsend's Vole (Microtus townsendii) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found in Canada and the United States. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.

[edit] References

• Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
• Nagorsen, D.W. & Yensen, E. 2000. Microtus townsendii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.