AnAge entry for Microtus oeconomus

Classification (HAGRID: 02528)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Cricetidae
                    Genus: Microtus
Species: Microtus oeconomus
Common name: Tundra vole
Synonyms: Microtus ratticeps, Microtus amakensis, Arvicola arenicola, Microtus elymocetes, Microtus innuitus, Microtus kadiacensis, Microtus koreni, Microtus macfarlani, Lemmus medius, Arvicola operarius, Arvicola ouralensis, Arvicola ratticeps, Microtus sitkensis, Microtus tshuktshorum, Microtus uchidae, Microtus unalascensis, Microtus yakutatensis, Microtus ratticeps altaicus, Microtus oeconomus anikini, Microtus oeconomus dauricus, Microtus operarius endoecus, Microtus oeconomus gilmorei, Microtus oeconomus hahlovi, Mus oeconomus kamtschaticus, Microtus oeconomus kjusjurensis, Microtus ratticeps mehelyi, Microtus ratticeps montiumcaelestinum, Microtus oeonomus naumovi, Microtus ratticeps petshorae, Microtus unalascensis popofensis, Microtus innuitus punukensis, Microtus oeconomus shantaricus, Arvicola ratticeps stimmingi, Microtus oeconomus suntaricus, Arvicola terrestris uralensis, Microtus oeconomus elymocetes

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Voles, in general, are short-lived and show seasonal population crashes, probably due to lack of food. These animals are estimated to live up to 1.8 years [0542], but without further studies their maximum longevity cannot be determined.

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

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[0538] Don Wilson and Sue Ruff (1999), The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals
[0441] William Burt et al. (1998), A Field Guide to Mammals
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[0002] Caleb Finch (1990), Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction
[0731] Zullinger et al. (1984), Fitting sigmoid equations to mammalian growth curves