Mammal Collection (Vouchers [Standard Sampling]) (NEON:MAMC-VSS)
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NEON01IPUSESAR Record
BLAN.20190731.L3375.V
B00000019014
45fe1735-7874-4044-94a4-544e5a048767
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815)
Cricetidae
Rosie Liao (2023-11-20)
Naughton, D., 2012. The natural history of Canadian mammals. University of Toronto Press.
M2 has 5 closed loops (3 triangles and an anterior loop plus a rounded, closed lingual posterior loop).
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Carl Chmielewski (ORCID 0000-0002-3192-2230)
2019-07-31
7/31/19
United States, Virginia, Clarke, Mid-Atlantic (D02), Blandy Experimental Farm NEON (BLAN), Plot BLAN_003 (plot dimensions: 90m x 90m) [Location ID: BLAN_003.mammalGrid.mam]
39.079499 -77.962386 +-64m. WGS84
17N 762763.24143E 4329991.97969N
121-128 meters (397-420ft)
pastureHay; slope aspect: 143.54; slope gradient: 2.12; soil type order: Ultisols
Small mammal voucher collected incidentally as part of the NEON small mammal box trapping protocol.
totalLength: 150 mm, tailLength: 41 mm (33 mm), hindfootLengthSU: 19 mm, hindfootLengthCU: 21 mm (22 mm), earLength: 14 mm, weight: 43.7 g (45 g), embryoCount: NAp, crownRumpLength: NAp, placentalScars: NAp, testisLength: 15 mm, testisWidth: 9 mm, preparedBy: Laura D. Steger, preparedDate: 2021-03-26; Chapman 2024 GI trait data - Cecum.full.mass: 2.3976 g; Cecum.empty.mass: 0.4124 g; Cecum.dry.mass: 0.0738 g; Stomach.full.mass: 0.843 g; Stomach.empty.mass: 0.3682 g; Stomach.dry.mass: 0.093 g; LI.full.mass: 0.6049 g; LI.empty.mass: 0.3842 g; LI.dry.mass: 0.0587 g; SI.full.mass: 2.3129 g; SI.empty.mass: 1.4532 g; SI.dry.mass: 0.255 g
Scrotal
adult
Male
skin | skull | skeleton
Associated with NEON small mammal individual NEON.MAM.D02.L3375; Heart attack? Sudden death
dec69743-5887-43db-9492-62835b0a6e8e
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Laura Steger, Collection Manager (lsteger@asu.edu)