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Microtus mexicanus (Mexican vole)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Arvicola mexicana was named by Saussure (1861). It is extant.

It was recombined as Microtus mexicanus by Trouessart (1897), Merriam (1898), Bailey (1900), Bailey (1902), Bailey (1932), Benson (1934), Schultz and Howard (1935), Goldman (1938), Hall (1948), Hooper (1955), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Hall (1981).

Synonyms
  • Arvicola mogollonensis was named by Mearns (1890). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus mexicanus by Bailey (1932) and Hall (1981).
  • Arvicola phaeus was named by Merriam (1892). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus mexicanus by Bailey (1900) and Hall (1981).
  • Microtus fulviventer was named by Merriam (1898). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus mexicanus by Musser (1964) and Hall (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Arvicola mexicana Saussure
1890Arvicola mogollonensis Mearns
1892Arvicola phaeus Merriam
1897Microtus mexicanus Trouessart
1898Microtus fulviventer Merriam
1898Microtus mexicanus Merriam
1900Microtus mexicanus Bailey
1902Microtus mexicanus Bailey
1932Microtus mexicanus Bailey
1934Microtus mexicanus Benson
1935Microtus mexicanus Schultz and Howard p. 282
1938Microtus mexicanus Goldman
1948Microtus mexicanus Hall
1955Microtus mexicanus Hooper
1980Microtus mexicanus Kurten and Anderson p. 260
1981Microtus mexicanus Hall

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderMyodontaSchaub 1958
superfamilyMuroideaIlliger 1811
—Eumuroida
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilyArvicolinae()
tribeArvicoliniGiebel 1855
genusMicrotusSchrank 1798
speciesmexicanus(Saussure 1861)

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 mexicanus Saussure 1861 [Mexican vole]
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Invalid names: Arvicola mogollonensis Mearns 1890 [synonym], Arvicola phaeus Merriam 1892 [synonym], Microtus fulviventer Merriam 1898 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available