Volemys Millicens
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The Szechuan vole (''Volemys millicens'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in northwestern Sichuan,
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. It is one of two species in the genus ''Volemys'' along with Marie's vole (''Volemys musseri'').


Range

In northwestern Sichuan, China, ''Volemys millicens'' is found in the Wolong National Nature Reserve, and likely also occurs in Wenchuan Caopo, Heishuihe, Fengtongzhai, Anzihe, and Longhixihongkou Nature Reserves.


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. Volemys Mammals described in 1911 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Rodents of China Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Endemic fauna of Sichuan {{Arvicolinae-stub