Microtus pinetorum | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2001)
Taxa
Microtus pinetorum | (Le Conte, 1830)
Microtus pinetorum | LeConte, 1830
NRL Record ID
96453
Asessment status in full
Special Concern; Préoccupante
Assessment rationale/justification
This vole has very strict habitat requirements and it is mostly found within the Carolinian Forest zone, which is under heavy pressure from human development. Populations are fragmented and undergo wide fluctuations in numbers. Because of its fossorial habits, presence and abundance of this vole are difficult to document, but almost all records from the past 25 years are confined to a small section of Ontario.; Ce campagnol possède des exigences très strictes en matière d'habitat. On le trouve principalement dans la zone de la forêt carolinienne, qui subit en ce moment de grandes pressions exercées par le développement anthropique. Les populations sont fragmentées et le nombre d'individus fluctue beaucoup. En raison de son comportement fouisseur, il est difficile de répertorier la présence et l'abondance du campagnol. Cependant, la plupart des données datant des 25 dernières années se limitent à une petite partie de l'Ontario.
Assessment year
2001
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified_IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2001)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Supplementary Links
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada/ COSEPAC- Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada; SARA Registry- Species at Risk Public Registry; Registre de la LEP- Registre public des espèces en péril
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
History
Designated Special Concern in April 1998.Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001.; Espèce désignée ' préoccupante ' en avril 1998. Réexamen et confirmation du statut en novembre 2001.
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Microtus pinetorum | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Cricetidae | Microtus |
Microtus pinetorum | Animalia | Chordata | Mammalia | Rodentia | Muridae | Microtus |