Genomic data for the montane vole (Microtus montanus)

Voles of the genus <i>Microtus</i> are important research organisms, yet genomic resources in the genus are lacking. Providing such resources would benefit future studies of immunology, phylogeography, cryptic diversity, and more. We sequenced and assembled nuclear genomes from two subspecies of water vole (<i>Microtus richardsoni</i>) and from the montane vole (<i>Microtus montanus</i>). <br>The montane vole is native to the western United States and Canada. Fifteen subspecies of <i>Microtus montanus</i> can be found across a range of elevations and habitats, including grasslands, alpine meadows, near stream beds, and close to agricultural land. <br><i>Microtus montanus</i> sequencing produced over 100M reads and 13x coverage. Preliminary genome assembly resulted in ~13K scaffolds with an N50 of ~3.1Mb, 8.8% Ns, and a BUSCO score of 82.6%. In addition to the nuclear assembly, mitochondrial genome assembly was also performed.