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title: "Mexicaanse woelmuis"
description: "Microtus mexicanus — Zoogdieren. The Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus) is a species of vole."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/mexican-vole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mexicaanse woelmuis

> Microtus mexicanus — Zoogdieren. The Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus) is a species of vole.

- Scientific name: *Microtus mexicanus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 128
- Wikidata: [Q1764689](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1764689)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44329](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44329)

## Names

- en: Mexican Vole
- de: Mexikanische Wühlmaus
- es: Metorito mexicano
- nl: Mexicaanse woelmuis
- pt: Microtus mogollonensis
- pl: Nornik meksykański

## Countries with the most observations

MX (84)

## Summary

The Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus) is a species of vole.
The Hualapai Mexican vole (M. m. hualapaiensis) was formerly recognized as a subspecies and was a protected taxon under the United States Endangered Species Act until 2017. Several other populations of the vole were previously named subspecies but are no longer recognized as distinct.
This species has a disjunct distribution in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It can be found in grasslands and other habitat types and is generally adaptable to a range of climate types.
The Mexican vole mainly feeds on grasses and the roots of shrubs and trees.(Beacham…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_vole

## Photo

![Mexicaanse woelmuis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mexican-vole/medium.jpg)

Photo: evn · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194439620

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mexican-vole?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).