Microtus californicus (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

2010/01/25 by Nichole L. Cudworth, John L. Koprowski · 1 citation
Environmental Science · #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Microtus #Cricetidae #Subspecies #Endangered species #Vole #Ecology #Range (aeronautics) #Salt marsh #Biology #Marsh #Habitat #Geography #Wetland #Population

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Abstract

Microtus californicus (Peale, 1848) is a cricetid commonly called the California vole or California meadow mouse. A sexually dimorphic, medium-sized vole, M. californicus is 1 of 62 species in the genus Microtus. It is found in the interior valleys of southwestern Oregon, most of California, and northern Baja California, Mexico. M. californicus is found in a wide range of habitats from arid uplands to wet meadows and salt marshes. Several subspecies are listed as of conservation concern; the Amargosa vole, M. c. scirpensis, is listed as federally endangered.

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