Prairie Vole
Microtus ochrogaster (Wagner, 1842)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Genus | Microtus |
| Species | Microtus ochrogaster (Wagner, 1842) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Fayette, Wayne
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2016.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Manitoba
- S3 Vulnerable
- Saskatchewan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alberta
- S3 Vulnerable
- Michigan
- S3 Vulnerable
- Louisiana
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Iowa
- S3 Vulnerable
- North Dakota
- SNR Unranked
- Colorado
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Missouri
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- New Mexico
- S2 Imperiled
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- Wyoming
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S2 Imperiled
- Nebraska
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S2 Imperiled
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S2 Imperiled
- Montana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Minnesota
- S3 Vulnerable
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Microtus ochrogaster (Wagner, 1842). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2655. https://cavebiology.org/species/microtus-ochrogaster/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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