Navajo Mountain Vole (Microtus Mogollonensis)

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TOC Page | 61 NAVAJO MOUNTAIN VOLE (MICROTUS MOGOLLONENSIS) Navajo/Federal Statuses: NESL G4 / not listed under the ESA. Distribution: Range of M.mogollonensis is AZ, NM and Mexico with small populations in southern UT, CO, and TX. M.m.navaho range extends from Williams, AZ to Mesa Verde, CO, including four locations on Navajo Nation: Navajo Mountain, Black Mesa, Defiance Plateau, and Chuska Mountains. Habitat: Typically occupy dry grassy vegetation in conifer forests, with variations including: dense prostrate shrub patches in ponderosa pine forests (Navajo Mountain); monotypic sagebrush stands, thick grasses in greasewood/ desert-olive stands and juniper stands, shrubby tamarisk thickets and chained pinyon and juniper woodlands (Black Mesa); and clear-cut pine flats with regenerating grasses and scattered oak (Chuska Mountains). Ground cover vegetation is necessary. Similar Species: Clethrionomys gapperi has reddish fur on dorsum; Microtus montanus and M. longicaudus have slightly longer tails and four pair of mammary glands. Phenology: m.APR-l.AUG: pregnancy, birthing, lactating of young e.SEP-m.APR: non-breeding season Survey Method: t1 pedestrian survey for habitat evaluation and presence of runways; species identification requires live-trapping. Avoidance: No activity (year-round) within 60 m of occupied habitat that could result in destruction of burrows/runways and take of individuals. References: Frey, J.K. and C.T. LaRue. 1993. Notes on the distribution of the mogollon vole (Microtus mogollonensis) in New Mexico and Arizona. Southwestern Naturalist 38:176-178. Hoffmeister, D.F. 1986. Mammals of Arizona. University of Arizona Press. (description p.441). Spicer, R.B. 1987. Status of the Navajo Mountain Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus navaho Benson) along the Arizona-Utah border. Arizona Game & Fish Dept., Phoenix. Mikesic, D.G. 2008. Species Account for Microtus mogollonensis. Navajo Natural Heritage Program, P.O. Box 1480, Window Rock, AZ 86515. For additional copies, visit: http://nnhp.nndfw.org/; call 928-871-6472; or email: [email protected] Revised: 17 MAR 2008.

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