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Microtus breweri (beach vole)

Wikipedia Abstract

The beach vole (Microtus breweri) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the United States, and its natural habitat is temperate grassland. Muskeget Island, between Nantucket, Massachusetts and Marthas Vineyard is the only known home of the beach vole, also known as the Muskeget vole. There is a question whether the Muskeget vole is a unique species or a subspecies of the meadow vole (M. pennsylvanicus). This vole may soon be listed as an endangered species.
View Wikipedia Record: Microtus breweri

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Microtus breweri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
38
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.27
EDGE Score: 3.22
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  54 grams
Birth Weight [1]  3 grams
Diet [2]  Granivore, Herbivore
Diet - Plants [2]  80 %
Diet - Seeds [2]  20 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Gestation [1]  22 days
Litter Size [1]  4
Snout to Vent Length [1]  5 inches (13 cm)

Prey / Diet

Calamagrostis breviligulata (American beachgrass)[3]

Predators

Asio flammeus (Short-eared Owl)[3]
Circus cyaneus (Northern Harrier)[3]

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Microtus breweri, Robert H. Tamarin and Thomas H. Kunz, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 45, pp. 1-3 (1974)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0