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Alexandromys Aplinus
''Alexandromys'' is a genus of voles in the subfamily Arvicolinae, formerly a subgenus of the genus ''Microtus''. Species in this genus are: * Alpine vole (''Alexandromys alpinus'') * Evorsk vole (''Alexandromys evoronensis'') *Reed vole (''Alexandromys fortis'') * Taiwan vole (''Alexandromys kikuchii'') *Lacustrine vole (''Alexandromys limnophilus'') *Maximowicz's vole (''Alexandromys maximowiczii'') * Middendorff's vole (''Alexandromys middendorffi'') * Mongolian vole (''Alexandromys mongolicus'') * Japanese grass vole (''Alexandromys montebelli'') * Muya Valley vole (''Alexandromys mujanensis'') *Tundra vole or root vole (''Alexandromys oeconomus'') *Sakhalin vole The Sakhalin vole (''Microtus sachalinensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spann ... (''Alexandromys sachalinensis'') * Shantar vole (''Alexandromys s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tundra Vole
The tundra vole (''Microtus oeconomus'') or root vole is a medium-sized vole found in Northern and Central Europe, Asia, and northwestern North America, including Alaska and northwestern Canada. In the western part of the Netherlands, the tundra vole is a relict from the ice age and has developed into the subspecies ''Microtus oeconomus arenicola''. Description The tundra vole has short ears and a short tail. Its fur is yellowish brown with paler sides and white underparts. It is typically about long with a tail and a weight of about . Habitat The tundra vole is found in damp tundra or moist meadows, usually near water. Behaviour and diet This species makes runways through the surface growth in warm weather and tunnels through the snow in winter. It feeds on grasses, sedges and seeds. It is active year-round. It also digs burrows where it stores seeds and roots, especially licorice root, for the winter. The species epithet ''oeconomus'' refers to this "economical" behaviour. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microtus
''Microtus'' is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. About 62 species are placed in the genus. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails. They eat green vegetation such as grasses and sedges in summer, and grains, seeds, root and bark at other times. The genus is also called "meadow voles". 
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Alexandromys
''Alexandromys'' is a genus of voles in the subfamily Arvicolinae, formerly a subgenus of the genus ''Microtus''. Species in this genus are: * Alpine vole (''Alexandromys alpinus'') * Evorsk vole (''Alexandromys evoronensis'') *Reed vole (''Alexandromys fortis'') * Taiwan vole (''Alexandromys kikuchii'') *Lacustrine vole (''Alexandromys limnophilus'') *Maximowicz's vole (''Alexandromys maximowiczii'') * Middendorff's vole (''Alexandromys middendorffi'') * Mongolian vole (''Alexandromys mongolicus'') * Japanese grass vole (''Alexandromys montebelli'') * Muya Valley vole (''Alexandromys mujanensis'') *Tundra vole or root vole (''Alexandromys oeconomus'') *Sakhalin vole The Sakhalin vole (''Microtus sachalinensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spann ... (''Alexandromys sachalinensis'') * Shantar vole (''Alexandromys s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakhalin Vole
The Sakhalin vole (''Microtus sachalinensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... References *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Microtus Mammals described in 1955 Mammals of Russia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Microtus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muya Valley Vole
The Muya Valley vole or Muisk vole (''Alexandromys mujanensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... References Alexandromys Mammals described in 1978 Mammals of Russia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Arvicolinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Grass Vole
The Japanese grass vole (''Microtus montebelli'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... References * Baillie, J. 1996.Microtus montebelli 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007. *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Microtus Mammals described in 1872 Endemic mammals of Japan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Microtus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongolian Vole
The Mongolian vole (''Microtus mongolicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... References * Baillie, J. 1996.Microtus mongolicus 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Microtus Mammals described in 1861 Taxa named by Gustav Radde Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Microtus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middendorff's Vole
Middendorff's vole (''Alexandromys middendorffi'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Russia, most commonly north Siberia. The common name commemorates Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (1815–1894), a German–Russian naturalist who traveled extensively in Siberia. It is also known as the north Siberian vole or Altai vole. This vole, along with ''Stenocranius gregalis'', is one of the primary preys of the Arctic fox on the Yamal Peninsula The Yamal Peninsula (russian: полуостров Ямал, poluostrov Yamal) is located in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of northwest Siberia, Russia. It extends roughly 700 km (435 mi) and is bordered principally by the Kara .... References Alexandromys Mammals described in 1881 Mammals of Russia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Arvicolinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximowicz's Vole
Maximowicz's vole (''Microtus maximowiczii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in northeastern China, Mongolia, and eastern Russia. Description Maximowicz's vole is one of the largest voles in the genus ''Microtus''. Adults grow to a head-and-body length of with a tail length of . The fur on the back is dark brownish-black with ochre specks, and the flanks are paler brown, blending gradually into the greyish-white underparts. The upper sides of the hands and feet are whitish-brown. The tail is either uniform dark brown or bicoloured, with the upper side dark brown and the underside white. Its scientific and common names commemorate the prominent Russian botanist Karl Maximovich, who was curator of the herbarium at the Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden at the time the vole was described by Leopold von Schrenck.Reisen und Forsch., in Säugeth. Amurlande St. Petersburg., 1: 140. Distribution and habitat Maximowicz's vole is found in eastern Asia. Its ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacustrine Vole
The lacustrine vole (''Microtus limnophilus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China and Mongolia. References *Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 ''in'' Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. Microtus Mammals described in 1889 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Microtus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Vole
The Taiwan vole (''Microtus kikuchii'', now ''Alexandromys kikuchii'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, It is an endemic species of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort .... This species is herbivorous with a preference for the Yushan cane (''Yushania niitakayamensis''). References {{Taxonbar, from=Q716249 Microtus Mammals of Taiwan Endemic fauna of Taiwan Mammals described in 1920 Taxa named by Nagamichi Kuroda Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |