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Microtus longicaudus (long-tailed vole)

Specimen Images | FW5889 | FW1782 |


Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Cricetidae
Genus Microtus
Species Microtus longicaudus
Common long-tailed vole
Diet frugivorous/granivorous
Habitat Cool moist habitats.
Description Tail is >50% the length of the body and head. Dorsum uniformly brown or brownish-gray.
Skull Characteristics Microtus have 4 loops of sharply angled enamel on the lingual side of the 3rd upper molar (M3).
Notes Links to more species information:
Smithsonian
Animal Diversity Web