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Microtus montanus (montane vole)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Arvicola montana was named by Peale (1848). It is extant.

It was recombined as Microtus montanus by Trouessart (1897), Bailey (1898), Bailey (1900), Grinnell (1913), Grinnell (1914), Bailey (1917), Elftman (1931), Hall (1935), Hall (1938), Hall and Hayward (1941), Hall and Kelson (1951), Anderson (1954), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Hall (1981).

Synonyms
  • Arvicola longirostris was named by Baird (1858). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus montanus by Hall (1981).
  • Arvicola nanus was named by Merriam (1891). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus montanus by Hall (1935) and Hall (1981).
  • Microtus dutcheri was named by Bailey (1898). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus montanus by Grinnell (1913) and Hall (1981).
  • Microtus nevadensis was named by Bailey (1898). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Microtus montanus by Hall (1935) and Hall (1981).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Arvicola montana Peale
1858Arvicola longirostris Baird
1891Arvicola nanus Merriam
1897Microtus montanus Trouessart
1898Microtus dutcheri Bailey
1898Microtus montanus Bailey
1898Microtus nevadensis Bailey
1900Microtus montanus Bailey
1913Microtus montanus Grinnell
1914Microtus montanus Grinnell
1917Microtus montanus Bailey
1931Microtus montanus Elftman p. 10
1935Microtus montanus Hall
1938Microtus montanus Hall
1941Microtus montanus Hall and Hayward
1951Microtus montanus Hall and Kelson
1954Microtus montanus Anderson
1980Microtus montanus Kurten and Anderson p. 260
1981Microtus montanus 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
speciesmontanus(Peale 1848)

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 montanus Peale 1848 [montane vole]
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Invalid names: Arvicola longirostris Baird 1858 [synonym], Arvicola nanus Merriam 1891 [synonym], Microtus dutcheri Bailey 1898 [synonym], Microtus nevadensis Bailey 1898 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available