Muisk vole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Genus: | Alexandromys |
Species: | A. mujanensis |
Binomial name | |
Alexandromys mujanensis (Orlov & Kovalskaya, 1978) | |
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The Muya Valley vole or Muisk vole (Alexandromys mujanensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. [2] It is found only in Russia. [1]
The Arvicolinae are a subfamily of rodents that includes the voles, lemmings, and muskrats. They are most closely related to the other subfamilies in the Cricetidae. Some authorities place the subfamily Arvicolinae in the family Muridae along with all other members of the superfamily Muroidea. Some refer to the subfamily as the Microtinae or rank the taxon as a full family, the Arvicolidae.
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".
The tundra vole 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 Alexandromys oeconomus arenicola.
The water voles are large voles in the genus Arvicola. They are found in both aquatic and dry habitat through Europe and much of northern Asia. A water vole found in Western North America was historically considered a member of this genus, but has been shown to be more closely related to members of the genus Microtus. Head and body lengths are 12–22 cm, tail lengths are 6.5–12.5 cm, and their weights are 70–250 g. The animals may exhibit indeterminate growth. They are thick-furred and have hairy fringes on their feet that improve their swimming ability.
The reed vole is a species of vole. It is found in northern and central Eurasia, including northern China and the Korean Peninsula. This species is somewhat larger and longer-tailed than most other voles.
The Evorsk vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Russia. It is a stout rodent with short ears, legs and tails. This species lives in grassy areas where it eats green vegetation such as grasses and sedges in summer, and grains, seeds, roots and bark at other times.
The lacustrine vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China and Mongolia.
Maximowicz's vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in northeastern China, Mongolia, and eastern Russia.
Middendorff's vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Russia, most commonly north Siberia.
The Mongolian vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Mongolia, and Russia.
The Sakhalin vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Russia.
The Taiwan vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, It is an endemic species of Taiwan. This species is herbivorous with a preference for the Yushan cane.
Alexandromys is a genus of voles in the subfamily Arvicolinae, formerly a subgenus of the genus Microtus. Species in this subgenus are: