Microtus abbreviatus Miller 1899

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 990

Microtus abbreviatus Miller 1899

Microtus abbreviatus Miller 1899 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 13: 13.

Type Locality: USA, Alaska, Bering Sea, Hall Isl.

Vernacular Names: Insular Vole.

Synonyms: Microtus fisheri Merriam 1900 .

Distribution: Hall and St. Matthew Isls, Bering Sea (Alaska, USA).

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient.

Discussion: 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, 2000 a). Also see accounts of M. gregalis and M. miurus .