Microtus pinetorum (Le Conte, 1830)

Woodland Vole

Synonyms: Psammomys pinetorum, Microtus parvulus, Pitymys parvulus, Pitymys pinetorum, Arvicola apella, Arvicola kennicottii, Arvicola scalopsoides

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Mammal

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Rodentia

Family: Cricetidae

Genus: Microtus

Species: Microtus pinetorum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Microtus pinetorum

Microtus pinetorum

Adult

Essex County, MA

Date: 2011-07-30