Species

Microtus californicus (California vole)

Microtus californicus. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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The California vole (Microtus californicus) is a type of vole which lives throughout much of California and part of southwestern Oregon. It is also known as the California meadow mouse. It averages 172 mm (6.8 in) in length although this length varies greatly between subspecies.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Euarchontoglires (Primates, rodents, and allies)
        Order: Rodentia (Rodents)
        Suborder: Myomorpha (Mice, rats, and hamsters)
        Superfamily: Muroidea (Muroids)
        Family: Cricetidae (Hamsters, voles, lemmings, and allies)
        Subfamily: Arvicolinae (Voles, lemmings, and muskrats)
        Tribe: Microtini (Microtine voles)
        Genus: Microtus (Meadow voles)
        Species: Microtus californicus (California vole)

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