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

Description:

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.