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Myodes rutilusnorthern red-backed vole
Identification
Myodes rutilus (northern red-backed vole)
Date Taken
18 November 2004
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska
Caption
Male northern red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus). Picture taken on a pile of old firewood surrounded by tall shrubs and grasses; 20 meters from a horse barn and human dwelling; other northern red-backed voles frequently sighted year-round.
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- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Anatomy
- Male
- Anatomy
- Sexual
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
Contributors
Tomas Belik (photographer; copyright holder; identification), University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Mammalia mammals
- Order Rodentia rodents
- Family Cricetidae New World rats and mice, voles, hamsters, and relatives
- Genus Myodes red-backed voles and relatives
- Species Myodes rutilus northern red-backed vole
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