The Taiwan vole (''Microtus kikuchii'', now ''Alexandromys kikuchii'') is a species of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

in the family

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and has m ...

, 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