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.
The white-tailed mountain vole is a species of vole in the family Cricetidae. It is found in India and Pakistan.
Alticola is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
The silver mountain vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. They are distinguished by their silver-grey pelage, long vibrissae, rootless hypsodont molars and angular skull shape. Like many mammals of the Eurasian Steppe eco-region, they are well adapted to life in high altitudes, and can be found in mountain areas of Central Asia from Saur Mountains in the north-east to Kugitang Range in the west, and to Tibet and the Himalayas in the south.
The Gobi Altai mountain vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It can be found in China, Mongolia, and the Russian Federation.
The lemming vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in the Russian Federation.
The large-eared vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Mongolia and the Russian Federation.
The central Kashmir vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. In addition to Kashmir, it is found in India and Pakistan.
Royle's mountain vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Nepal, Pakistan and India.
Stolička's or Stoliczka's mountain vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Pakistan, India and Nepal.
The flat-headed vole, also called the flat-headed mountain vole or Strelzov's mountain vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russian Federation.
The Tuva silver vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Mongolia and Russian Federation.
Eothenomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species:
Père David's vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in China, Myanmar, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, and Thailand. This species is a member of the melanogaster group, one of the two main groups of Eothenomys voles. Its dorsal pelage is dark brown, often nearly black, and the ventral pelage is gray, sometimes brown. The tail is shorter than the body. This species is found in pine/rhododendron forests.
Brandt's vole,, also known as the steppe vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is native to shrublands and grasslands in Russia, Mongolia and northern China.
Smith's vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is also known as Smith's red-backed vole and is found only in Japan.
The Clethrionomyini are a tribe of forest voles in the subfamily Arvicolinae. This tribe was formerly known as Myodini, but when genus Myodes was deemed to be a junior synonym, the tribe was renamed. Species in this tribe are:
The Lake Baikal mountain vole or Olkhon mountain vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found principally on the Olkhon and Ogoi islands on Lake Baikal, in southern Siberia. It is also found in a small part of the bordering mainland Russia, on the Baikal coast of the Irkutsk Oblast. It was originally described as a subspecies of the silver mountain vole. Since then, it has been synonymized with A. roylei in 1978, A. tuvinicus, and A. macrotis before reinstating it as a species. It is likely a sister species to A. tuvinicus.
