AnAge entry for Microtus longicaudus

Classification (HAGRID: 02526)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Microtus
Species: Microtus longicaudus
Common name: Long-tailed vole
Synonyms: Microtus coronarius, Microtus longicaudus coronarius, Microtus longicaudus longicaudus, Arvicola alticolus, Microtus angusticeps, Arvicola leucophaeus, Microtus macrurus, Arvicola mordax, Microtus vellerosus, Microtus mordax abditus, Microtus mordax angustus, Microtus longicaudus baileyi, Microtus mordax bernardinus, Microtus mordax halli, Microtus longicaudus incanus, Microtus mordax latus, Microtus mordax littoralis, Microtus mordax sierrae

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: In the wild, these animals rarely live more than a year. Two females have been reported to live 1.1 years [0619]. Maximum longevity is unknown.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

[0036] Savage et al. (2004), The predominance of quarter-power scaling in biology
[0420] White and Seymour (2003), Mammalian basal metabolic rate is proportional to body mass2/3 (PubMed)
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0619] Smolen and Keller (1987), Microtus longicaudus