Jalapan pine vole
| Jalapan pine vole | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Subgenus: | Pitymys |
| Species: | M. quasiater |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtus quasiater (Coues, 1874) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pitymys quasiater Coues, 1874 Pitymys pinetorum quasiater Coues, 1874 | |
The Jalapan pine vole (Microtus quasiater) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, found only in Mexico. The scientific name quasiater translates as "almost black", while the common name refers to the city of Jalapa, close to where the first specimen was collected.