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Guatemalan vole

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Guatemalan vole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Subgenus: Pitymys
Species:
M. guatemalensis
Binomial name
Microtus guatemalensis
Merriam, 1898

The Guatemalan vole (Microtus guatemalensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico, in montane pine-oak forest and meadow at elevations between 2600 and 3100 m above sea level.[1] It is terrestrial and probably diurnal or crepuscular.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Matson, J. (2020). "Microtus guatemalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13432A22350117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T13432A22350117.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.