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Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Western heather vole


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article content is neutral and relevant but short and incomplete. There is a citation but the link leads to a page that cannot be found, and much of the information does not seem to be cited from the source. The information could be separated into sections for better organization and readability, as well as having more thorough sections in general.


 * Sources
 * Phenacomys intermedius Author(s): James A. McAllister and Robert S. Hoffmann Source: Mammalian Species, Jan. 15, 1988, No. 305, Phenacomys intermedius (Jan. 15, 1988), pp. 1-8 Published by: American Society of Mammalogists Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3504242
 * Banfield, A. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press.
 * Hoffmann, R.S. and D.L. Pattie. 1968. A guide to Montana mammals: identification, habitat, distribution, and abundance. Missoula, MT: University of Montana. 133 p.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Sagebrush vole


 * Article Evaluation
 * Some of the information is cited, but some is not. The information is not very complete, but it is neutral and relevant, though some of the language does not seem very scientific (e.g. "chunky bodies"). There is also a citation that does not lead to a valid webpage.


 * Sources
 * https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/WildlifeSpecies/Sagebrush/SagebrushVole.pdf
 * Carroll, L. E. and H. H. Genoways. 1980. Lagurus curtatus. Mammalian Species 124:1-6.
 * Hall, E. R. 1928. Notes on the life history of the sagebrush meadow mouse. Journal of Mammalogy 9:201-204.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Northern pocket gopher


 * Article Evaluation
 * There seem to be citations for all the statements, but there are no very many sources. The sources seem credible and relatively up-to-date, though two of them lead to invalid webpages. The content of the article is relevant and neutral.


 * Sources
 * https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=AMAFC01040
 * https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd534947.pdf

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