Scientific Name | Microtus ochrogaster | ||||
Common Name | prairie voles; | ||||
Taxonomy ID | 79684 | ||||
Lineage | cellular organisms > Eukaryota > Opisthokonta > Metazoa > Eumetazoa > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata > Gnathostomata > Teleostomi > Euteleostomi > Sarcopterygii > Dipnotetrapodomorpha > Tetrapoda > Amniota > Mammalia > Theria > Eutheria > Boreoeutheria > Euarchontoglires > Glires > Rodentia > Sciurognathi > Muroidea > Cricetidae > Arvicolinae > Microtus | ||||
External Links | NCBI; | ||||
Representative Assembly | MicOch1.0 | GCF_000317375.1 | DNA GFF RNA Protein |
The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) lives in grassland of the central United States and Canada. This small rodent primarily eats seeds and vegetation. Prairie voles are unusual in that they establish territories during mating season and establish monogamous life-long pair-bonds.