Taiwan vole

Taiwan vole
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Arvicolinae
Genus:	Alexandromys
Species:	A. kikuchii
Binomial name
Alexandromys kikuchii (Kuroda, 1920)
Synonyms [1]
Microtus kikuchiiKuroda, 1920 Volemys kikuchii(Kuroda, 1920)

The Taiwan vole (Alexandromys kikuchii) ^{[2] [3]} is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. This species is herbivorous with a preference for the Yushan cane. ^[4]

References

1. Kennerley, R. (2017). "Microtus kikuchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T23042A22349540. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T23042A22349540.en .
2. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Superfamily Muroidea. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. ISBN   0801882214.
3. Kryštufek, B. (2020). "Lin, L.-K., Oshida, T. and Motokawa, M. (2020). Mammals of Taiwan. Volume 2. Rodentia. Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan. 165 pp". Journal of Animal Diversity. 2 (3): 1–4. doi: 10.29252/JAD.2020.2.3.1 . S2CID   225188019.
4. Yeh, S.H.; Hsu, J.T.; Lin, Y.K. (2012). "Taiwan field vole (Microtus kikuchii) herbivory facilitates Yushan cane (Yushania niitakayamensis) asexual reproduction in alpine meadows". Journal of Mammalogy. 93 (5): 1265–1272. doi: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-309.1 . S2CID   84636731.