Insular Vole – Microtus abbreviatus

Microtus abbreviatusMiller, 1899

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

An insular relative of M. miurus of the Alaskan mainland, generally retained as a species (Fedyk, 1970; Jones et al., 1997; Rausch and Rausch, 1968) but separate status questioned (Conroy and Cook, 2000a). Also see accounts of M. gregalis and M. miurus.

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.