Lemmiscus curtatus (Cope 1868)

[Arvicola] curtata Cope 1868, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 20: 2.

Type Locality: USA, Nevada, Esmeralda Co., Mt Magruder, Pigeon Spring.

Vernacular Names: Sagebrush Vole.

Synonyms: Lemmiscus artemisiae (Anthony 1913); Lemmiscus decurtata (Coues 1877); Lemmiscus intermedius (Taylor 1911); Lemmiscus levidensis Goldman 1941; Lemmiscus orbitus (Dearden and Lee 1955); Lemmiscus pallidus (Merriam 1888); Lemmiscus pauperrimus (Cooper 1868) .

Distribution: Sagebrush steppe and desert from S Alberta and SE Saskatchewan, Canada, south to EC California and NW Colorado (Fitzgerald et al., 1994), including the Columbia Basin of interior Oregon (Verts and Carraway, 1998) and Washington, USA.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: See Carroll and Genoways, 1980 (Mammalian Species, 124, as Lagurus curtatus).