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Arborimus longicaudus (red tree vole)

Specimen Images | FW6505 | FW6506 |


Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Cricetidae
Genus Arborimus
Species Arborimus longicaudus
Common red tree vole
Diet Douglas-fir or spruce needles
Habitat Douglas-fir forests
Description Dorsum and venter are red-orange in color. Tail is long, thick, well-haired and not strongly bicolored (compare to A. albipes).
Skull Characteristics Wide incisive foramina. M3 and m3 are short and wide. Arborimus: 3 loops on lingual side of M3.
Notes Links to more species information:
Smithsonian
Animal Diversity Web