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Microtus longicaudus (long-tailed vole)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Arvicola longicaudus was named by Merriam (1888). It is extant.

It was recombined as Microtus longicaudus by Allen (1895), Goldman (1938), Anderson and Rand (1944), Dalquest (1948), Lee and Durrant (1960), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Hall (1981), Galewski et al. (2006).

Synonyms
  • Arvicola alticolus was named by Merriam (1890). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus longicaudus by Goldman (1938), Hall (1981).
  • Arvicola leucophaeus was named by Allen (1894). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus longicaudus by Goldman (1938), Hall (1981).
  • Arvicola mordax was named by Merriam (1891). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Microtus mordax by Merriam (1908), Kellogg (1922), Howell (1923), Hall (1931), Swarth (1933), Schultz and Howard (1935) and Hayman and Holt (1941); it was synonymized subjectively with Microtus longicaudus by Hall (1981).
  • Microtus angusticeps was named by Bailey (1898). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus longicaudus by Goldman (1938), Hall (1981).
  • Microtus cautus was named by Allen (1899). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus longicaudus by Hall (1981).
  • Microtus macrurus was named by Merriam (1898). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus longicaudus by Goldman (1938), Hall (1981).
  • Microtus vellerosus was named by Allen (1899). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus longicaudus by Anderson and Rand (1944), Hall (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Arvicola longicaudus Merriam
1890Arvicola alticolus Merriam
1891Arvicola mordax Merriam
1894Arvicola leucophaeus Allen
1895Microtus longicaudus Allen
1898Microtus angusticeps Bailey
1898Microtus macrurus Merriam
1899Microtus cautus Allen
1899Microtus vellerosus Allen
1908Microtus mordax Merriam
1922Microtus mordax Kellogg
1923Microtus mordax Howell
1931Microtus mordax Hall
1933Microtus mordax Swarth
1935Microtus mordax Schultz and Howard p. 282
1938Microtus longicaudus Goldman
1941Microtus mordax Hayman and Holt
1944Microtus longicaudus Anderson and Rand
1948Microtus longicaudus Dalquest
1960Microtus longicaudus Lee and Durrant
1980Microtus longicaudus Kurten and Anderson p. 260
1981Microtus longicaudus Hall
2006Microtus longicaudus Galewski et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeArvicoliniGiebel 1855
genusMicrotusSchrank 1798
specieslongicaudus(Merriam 1888)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Microtus longicaudus Merriam 1888 [long-tailed vole]
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Invalid names: Arvicola alticolus Merriam 1890 [synonym], Arvicola leucophaeus Allen 1894 [synonym], Arvicola mordax Merriam 1891 [synonym], Microtus angusticeps Bailey 1898 [synonym], Microtus cautus Allen 1899 [synonym], Microtus macrurus Merriam 1898 [synonym], Microtus vellerosus Allen 1899 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available