Long-tailed vole

Long-tailed vole
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Arvicolinae
Genus:	Microtus
Subgenus:	Pitymys
Species:	M. longicaudus
Binomial name
Microtus longicaudus (Merriam, 1888)
Subspecies
List[2] M. l. abditus A. B. Howell, 1923 M. l. alticola Merriam, 1890 M. l. angusticeps Bailey, 1898 M. l. angustus Hall, 1931 M. l. baileyi Goldman, 1938 M. l. bernardinus Merriam, 1908 M. l. cautus J. A. Allen, 1899 M. l. coronarius Swarth, 1911 M. l. halli Hayman and Holt, 1941 M. l. incanus Lee and Durrant, 1960 M. l. latus Hall, 1931 M. l. leucophaeus J. A. Allen, 1894 M. l. littoralis Swarth, 1933 M. l. macrurus Merriam, 1898 M. l. mordax Merriam, 1891 M. l. sierrae Kellogg, 1922 M. l. vellerosus J. A. Allen, 1899
Distribution of the long-tailed vole
Synonyms[3]
List Arvicola (Mynomes) longicaudus Merriam, 1888 Arvicola (Mynomes) alticolus Merriam, 1890 Arvicola (Mynomes) mordax Merriam, 1891 Arvicola leucophaeus Allen, 1894 Microtus angusticeps Bailey, 1898 Microtus macrurus Merriam, 1898 Microtus vellerosus Allen, 1899 Microtus cautus Allen 1899

The long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus), in some areas known as the San Bernardino long-tailed vole, is a small vole found in western North America. They have short ears and a long tail. Their fur is gray brown with light gray underparts. They are around 18 cm (7.1 in) long with an 8 cm (3.1 in) tail and weigh about 50 g (1.8 oz).