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Phenacomys intermedius (western heather vole; heather vole)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Western Heather Vole, Phenacomys intermedius, is a small vole found in western North America. Until recently, the Eastern Heather Vole, Phenacomys ungava, was considered to be a subspecies. These animals are similar in appearance to the Meadow Vole. They have short ears and a short thin tail which is paler underneath. Their long soft fur is brownish with silver grey underparts. They are 14 cm long with a 3.5 cm tail and weigh about 40 g.
View Wikipedia Record: Phenacomys intermedius

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
16
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.26
EDGE Score: 1.83
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  33 grams
Birth Weight [1]  2 grams
Female Maturity [1]  37 days
Diet [2]  Herbivore
Gestation [1]  22 days
Litter Size [1]  5
Litters / Year [1]  2
Weaning [1]  19 days

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Blue Mountains forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
British Columbia mainland coastal forests Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Cascade Mountains leeward forests Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Central and Southern Cascades forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Central Pacific coastal forests Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests  
Colorado Plateau shrublands United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Fraser Plateau and Basin complex Canada Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Great Basin montane forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Great Basin shrub steppe United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
North Central Rockies forests Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Northern transitional alpine forests Canada Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Okanagan dry forests Canada, United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Palouse grasslands United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Puget lowland forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Sierra Nevada forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Snake-Columbia shrub steppe United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
South Central Rockies forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Wasatch and Uinta montane forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests
Willamette Valley forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Banff National Park II 1690912 Alberta, Canada
Coram Biosphere Reserve 7460 Montana, United States
Fraser Biosphere Reserve 23050 Colorado, United States  
Georgian Bay Islands National Park II   Ontario, Canada
Glacier National Park II 953799 Montana, United States
Grand Teton National Park II 231724 Wyoming, United States
H.J. Andrews Biosphere Reserve 15815 Oregon, United States
Jasper National Park II 2776809 Alberta, Canada
Kluane National Park and Reserve National Park Reserve II 5463436 Yukon, Canada
Kootenay National Park II 341762 British Columbia, Canada
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area V 103172 Washington, United States
Lassen Volcanic National Park II 29388 California, United States
Mount Rainier National Park II 235186 Washington, United States
Mount Revelstoke National Park Ia 18 British Columbia, Canada
Olympic Biosphere Reserve II 922805 Washington, United States
Polar Bear Provincial Park 5502026 Ontario, Canada
Prince Albert National Park II 976762 Saskatchewan, Canada
Pukaskwa National Park II 459860 Ontario, Canada
Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve II 762028 Manitoba, Canada
Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve II 239938 Colorado, United States
Sequoia and Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve II 172261 California, United States
Wapusk National Park II 2614324 Manitoba, Canada
Waterton Biosphere Reserve II 121459 Alberta, Canada
Wood Buffalo National Park II 11038545 Alberta, Canada
Yoho National Park II 317576 British Columbia, Canada
Yosemite National Park II 95209 California, United States

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States No

Prey / Diet

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnikinnick)[2]
Betula glandulosa (resin birch)[2]
Kalmia angustifolia (sheep laurel)[2]
Shepherdia canadensis (russet buffalo-berry)[2]
Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Alces alces (moose)1
Bombus polaris (Bumblebee)1
Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse)2
Clethrionomys rutilus (northern red-backed vole)1
Corvus corax (Northern Raven)1
Lagopus lagopus (Willow Ptarmigan)1
Lemmus sibiricus (brown lemming)1
Marmota vancouverensis (Vancouver marmot)1
Martes americana (American Marten)2
Microtus xanthognathus (taiga vole)1
Ochotona collaris (Collared Pika)1
Ovibos moschatus (muskox)1
Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak)1
Poecile hudsonica (Boreal Chickadee)1
Tamias townsendii (Townsend's chipmunk)1
Ursus americanus (black bear)2
Ursus arctos (Grizzly Bear)2

Predators

Martes americana (American Marten)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Amalaraeus dissimilis athabascae[3]
Andrya communis <Unverified Name>[4]
Catallagia decipiens[3]
Heligmosomoides polygyrus[4]
Hystrichopsylla dippiei dippiei[3]
Hystrichopsylla occidentalis occidentalis[3]
Malaraeus telchinus[3]
Megabothris abantis[3]
Nosopsyllus fasciatus (northern rat flea)[3]
Orchopeas sexdentatus sexdentatus[3]
Oropsylla idahoensis[3]
Paranoplocephala variabilis <Unverified Name>[4]
Peromyscopsylla selenis[3]
Rhadinopsylla fraterna[3]
Thrassis acamantis acamantis[3]

Range Map

Link to Map
North America;

External References

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Citations

Species recognized by Gardner A.L, 09-Jun-2004, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Phenacomys intermedius, James A. McAllister and Robert S. Hoffman, MAMMALIAN SPECIES No. 305, pp. 1-8 (1988) ♦ 3International Flea Database ♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by Patterson, B. D., G. Ceballos, W. Sechrest, M. F. Tognelli, T. Brooks, L. Luna, P. Ortega, I. Salazar, and B. E. Young. 2007. Digital Distribution Maps of the Mammals of the Western Hemisphere, version 3.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Bruce Patterson, Wes Sechrest, Marcelo Tognelli, Gerardo Ceballos, The Nature Conservancy—Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International—CABS, World Wildlife Fund—US, and Environment Canada—WILDSPACE.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access