AnAge entry for Microtus pennsylvanicus

Classification (HAGRID: 03440)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Rodentia
                Family: Muridae
                    Genus: Microtus
Species: Microtus pennsylvanicus
Common name: Meadow vole
Synonyms: Microtus nesophilus

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, though they have been estimated to live up to 3.9 years [0511].

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[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals
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[0511] Ronald Nowak and John Paradiso (1983), Walker's Mammals of the World