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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Clethrionomys rutilus | Northern Red-Backed Vole 



ABBREVIATION : 
CLRU

COMMON NAMES : 
   northern red-backed vole
   tundra vole


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the northern red-backed vole
is Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas.  It is in the family Cricetidae.  The
nine recognized subspecies are listed below [23]:

     C. rutilus rutilus 
     C. rutilus albiventer Hall and Gilmore
     C. rutilus glacialis Orr
     C. rutilus orca (Merriam)
     C. rutilus platycephalus Manning
     C. rutilus washburni Hanson
     C. rutilus watsoni Orr
     C. rutilus dawsoni (Merriam)
     C. rutilus insularis (Heller)


ORDER : 
Rodentia

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie L. Tesky, October 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1994. Clethrionomys rutilus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Clethrionomys rutilus | Northern Red-Backed Vole