Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Genus | Microtus |
| Species | Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Fayette
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2016.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- NH
- S5 Secure
- NJ
- SNR Unranked
- Massachusetts
- SU Unrankable
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Tennessee
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- RI
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- District of Columbia
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- ME
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- DE
- SNR Unranked
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
How to cite this account
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2656. https://cavebiology.org/species/microtus-pennsylvanicus/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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