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Prairie vole | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Genus: | Microtus |
Subgenus: | Pedomys Baird, 1857 |
Species: | M. ochrogaster
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Binomial name | |
Microtus ochrogaster (Wagner, 1842)
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Synonyms | |
Arvicola austerus LeConte, 1853 |
The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) is a small vole found in central North America.