Subfamily

Arvicolinae (Voles, lemmings, and muskrats)

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The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae (comprising the hamsters and New World rats and mice). Some authorities place the subfamily Arvicolinae in the family Muridae along with all other members of the superfamily Muroidea. Some refer to the subfamily as the Microtinae or rank the taxon as a full family, the Arvicolidae.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Euarchontoglires (Primates, rodents, and allies)
        Order: Rodentia (Rodents)
        Suborder: Myomorpha (Mice, rats, and hamsters)
        Superfamily: Muroidea (Muroids)
        Family: Cricetidae (Hamsters, voles, lemmings, and allies)
        Subfamily: Arvicolinae (Voles, lemmings, and muskrats)
        Tribe: Microtini (Microtine voles) (2)
        Tribe: Clethrionomyini (1)
        Tribe: Phenacomyini (1)

Subtaxa

Tribe: Microtini (Microtine voles)

Tribe: Clethrionomyini

Tribe: Phenacomyini

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