A Range Extension for the Rock Vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus, in Labrador

Rock Voles (Microtus chrotorrhinus) were previously documented only from the southern coast of Labrador and the Strait of Belle Isle south of Hamilton Inlet. During two field seasons in 2000 and 2001, both in July, six Rock Vole specimens were collected on Southern Island, off the north-central coas...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Author: Lansing, Sarah W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2005
Subjects:
Rock Vole
Microtus chrotorrhinus
Labrador
distribution
Belle Isle
Hamilton Inlet
Southern Island
Strait of Belle Isle
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/153
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i3.153
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Summary:Rock Voles (Microtus chrotorrhinus) were previously documented only from the southern coast of Labrador and the Strait of Belle Isle south of Hamilton Inlet. During two field seasons in 2000 and 2001, both in July, six Rock Vole specimens were collected on Southern Island, off the north-central coast of Labrador, extending the range of the subspecies Microtus chrotorrhinus ravus approximately 250 km to the central Labrador coast north of Hamilton Inlet. Rock Voles were trapped primarily in stunted Black Spruce (Picea mariana) forest and areas associated with rocks, thick brush, and water.

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