Prairie vole
| Prairie vole | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Subgenus: | Pedomys Baird, 1857 |
| Species: | M. ochrogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtus ochrogaster (Wagner, 1842) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Arvicola austerus LeConte, 1853 | |
The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) is a small vole found in central North America.