Sonoma tree vole
The Sonoma tree vole or California red tree mouse (Arborimus pomo) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] The species is found in northwest California.[1] The preferred habitat for this primarily arboreal vole is old-growth Douglas-fir forests.[1]
| Sonoma tree vole | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Arborimus |
| Species: | A. pomo |
| Binomial name | |
| Arborimus pomo Johnson & George, 1991 | |
References
- Blois, J.; Clausen, M.K. (2020). "Arborimus pomo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T2018A22389273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T2018A22389273.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. In Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
External links
- Prof Stephen Sillett's Douglas-Fir webpage — with photos taken during canopy research, including Sonoma tree vole nests.
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