Mexican vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mexican vole lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Microtus mexicanus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Mexican vole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican vole in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Mexican vole endangered?

The Mexican vole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Mexican vole?

The Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Microtus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mexican vole

The Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus) is a species of vole.

The Hualapai Mexican vole (M. m. hualapaiensis) was formerly recognized as a subspecies and was a protected taxon under the United States Endangered Species Act until 2017. Several other populations of the vole were previously named subspecies but are no longer recognized as distinct.

This species has a disjunct distribution in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It can be found in grasslands and other habitat types and is generally adaptable to a range of climate types.

The Mexican vole mainly feeds on grasses and the roots of shrubs and trees.(Beacham, 2000) In several studies, the Mexican vole was baited using two plant products, barley and oatmeal. It has also been noted to eat monarch butterflies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican vole (revision 1332151060), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764689 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).