Mammal Collection (Vouchers [Standard Sampling]) (NEON:MAMC-VSS)
This sample is available for loan
NEON01IQ3SESAR Record
SCBI.20190430.O035B320190430.V
B00000018942
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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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Charlie Pratt (ORCID 0000-0001-5349-9843)
2019-04-30
4/30/19
United States, Virginia, Warren, Mid-Atlantic (D02), Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute NEON (SCBI), Plot SCBI_035 (plot dimensions: 90m x 90m) [Location ID: SCBI_035.mammalGrid.mam]
38.882192 -78.169985 +-64m. WGS84
17N 745483.18232E 4307510.77371N
312-331 meters (1023-1086ft)
pastureHay; slope aspect: 90.07; slope gradient: 9.59; soil type order: Alfisols
Small mammal voucher collected incidentally as part of the NEON small mammal box trapping protocol.
totalLength: 146 mm, tailLength: 39 mm, hindfootLengthSU: 18 mm, hindfootLengthCU: 20 mm (18 mm), earLength: 13 mm, weight: 36.7 g (37 g), embryoCount: 6, crownRumpLength: NA, placentalScars: 0L/0R, testisLength: NAp, testisWidth: NAp, preparedBy: Laura D. Steger, preparedDate: 2021-03-25; Chapman 2024 GI trait data - Cecum.full.mass: 4.4132 g; Cecum.empty.mass: 0.7212 g; Cecum.dry.mass: 0.0884 g; Stomach.full.mass: 0.5564 g; Stomach.empty.mass: 0.4601 g; Stomach.dry.mass: 0.1752 g; LI.full.mass: 0.7651 g; LI.empty.mass: 0.4822 g; LI.dry.mass: 0.0786 g; SI.full.mass: 2.5678 g; SI.empty.mass: 1.6935 g; SI.dry.mass: 0.3225 g
Pregnant, Mammae enlarged, Vagina swollen but not plugged
adult
Female
ShermanLF
skin | skull | tissues | embryos
Associated with NEON small mammal individual NEON.MAM.D02.O035B320190430
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For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Laura Steger, Collection Manager (lsteger@asu.edu)