Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow Vole 



ABBREVIATION : 
MIPE

COMMON NAMES : 
   meadow vole
   meadow mouse
   field mouse


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for meadow vole is Microtus
pennsylvanicus (Ord).  Hall [27] listed 26 subspecies including the type
subspecies but subsequent to that publication three subspecies were
placed in synonymy with other existing subspecies [48].


ORDER : 
Rodentia

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, January 1996


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1996. Microtus pennsylvanicus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow Vole