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Mexican Vole

Microtus mexicanus

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24 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 16, February 15, March 20, April 26, May 24, June 12, July 15, August 20, September 13, October 12, November 13, December 14.
United States467
Arizona200
New Mexico153
Mexico57
Texas48
Utah35
Colorado31
Mexico25
Puebla5
Hidalgo3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilyHamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies · Cricetidae
GenusMeadow Voles · Microtus

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Practise Mexican Vole with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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