tissue | specimen
Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815)
Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Cricetidae > Microtus

Identification

Accepted NameMicrotus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815)
TaxonomyAnimalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Cricetidae > Microtus
Name According toCatalogue of Life
Original NameMicrotus pennsylvanicus
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Cricetidae > Microtus > pennsylvanicus
Status Original Nameaccepted species
Resolving Stateresolved on species level

Gathering Event

CountryUnited States (Central or North America)
LocalitySilt Mesa, between the Grand Hogback and the Colorado River
BiotopeHay ranches, with local hillsides of native big sagebrush, pinyon pine, and juniper.
Collector(s)Collector(s): Kathryn Mauz; Preparator(s): Matt Hurley
Collector's numbers.n.
Collection Date2011-08-16
Collecting Sourcewild

Tissue

Catalog NumberDMNS:Mamm:14180
Collection CodeMamm
Institution CodeDMNS
Institution Full NameArctos/Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Record BasisPreservedSpecimen
Sample Typetissue
Establishment Meanswild caught

Preparation

Typeheart, kidney (frozen)
StaffMeghan L. Truckey

Permits

Status: Permit available
research
Status: Permit available
salvage

Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) Mammal specimens (Arctos) for GGBN

DescriptionThe Denver Museum of Nature & Science Mammal Collection currently consists of approximately 21,000 specimens, which includes 20,000+ cataloged specimens. The collection spans 1870 to the present, is worldwide in coverage, and includes specimens from the three major extant mammalian lineages (monotremes, marsupials, and placentals) distributed across 21 orders, 266 genera, and 381 species. The collection’s primary strength is its focus on the southern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. Approximately 82% of the collection is from the western United States, with specimens from Colorado (73%) representing the largest percentage. Small mammals, such as shrews, rodents, lagomorphs, and bats, constitute the majority (84%) of specimens in the collection. The composition of the collection is primarily study skins and skeletal material, with a growing wet collection. High-quality specimen data, frozen tissues, and parasites are associated with most of the specimens archived since 2006.
RightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.
CitationDenver Museum of Nature & Science Herp Collection

Contacts

Assistant Collections Manager, Department of Zoology
Andrew Doll, andrew.doll@dmns.org , 2001 Colorado Blvd., CO US, 80205-5798, 303-370-8387
Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
John Demboski, john.demboski@dmns.org , 2001 Colorado Blvd., CO US, 80205-5798, 303-370-6443
Information Architect
John Wieczorek, gtuco.btuco@gmail.com , 2242088267
Information Architect
John Wieczorek, gtuco.btuco@gmail.com , Bariloche, Río Negro AR, 8401
Arctos Database Programmer
Dusty McDonald, dustymc@gmail.com
Collections Manager, Department of Zoology
Jeffrey Stephenson, jeffrey.stephenson@dmns.org , 2001 Colorado Blvd., CO US, 80205-5798, 303-370-8319

Identification

Accepted NameMicrotus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815)
TaxonomyAnimalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Cricetidae > Microtus
Name According toCatalogue of Life
Original NameMicrotus pennsylvanicus
Taxonomy Original NameAnimalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Cricetidae > Microtus > pennsylvanicus
Status Original Nameaccepted species
Resolving Stateresolved on species level

Gathering Event

CountryUnited States (Central or North America)
LocalitySilt Mesa, between the Grand Hogback and the Colorado River
BiotopeHay ranches, with local hillsides of native big sagebrush, pinyon pine, and juniper.
Collector(s)Collector(s): Kathryn Mauz; Preparator(s): Matt Hurley
Collector's numbers.n.
Collection Date2011-08-16
Collecting Sourcewild

Specimen

GUID/Occurrence IDhttp://arctos.database.museum/guid/DMNS:Mamm:14180
Catalog NumberDMNS:Mamm:14180
Collection CodeMamm
Institution CodeDMNS
Institution Full NameArctos/Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Record BasisPreservedSpecimen
Sample Typespecimen
Establishment Meansnot provided

Arctos Cataloged Items for GGBN

DescriptionExtract of cataloged item records from all of Arctos for use only with GGBN as parent records to tissue samples published for Arctos participant collections.
RightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.

Contacts

Programmer
Dusty MacDonald, dustymc@gmail.com , US, N/A
Information architect
John Wieczorek, gtuco.btuco@gmail.com , 3622 33rd Ave W, WA US, 98199, 2242088267
N/A
John Wieczorek, tuco@berkeley.edu , N/A, N/A
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