Beach vole
| Beach vole | |
|---|---|
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Species: | M. breweri |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtus breweri Baird, 1858 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The beach vole (Microtus breweri) or Muskeget vole is a rodent in the family Cricetidae. This close relative of the eastern meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) is endemic to the 0.87 km2 Muskeget Island, Massachusetts. Due to its relatively short period of reproductive isolation, there is debate over the beach vole's designation as a subspecies of M. pennsylvanicus.
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