Zempoaltépec Vole

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Zempoaltépec Vole
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Genus: Microtus Species: M. umbrosus
Binomial name
Microtus umbrosus Merriam, 1898

The Zempoaltépec Vole (Microtus umbrosus) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found only in Mexico.

[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.
• Rodent Specialist Group 1996. Microtus umbrosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.