Evorsk vole
| Evorsk vole | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Subgenus: | Alexandromys |
| Species: | M. evoronensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtus evoronensis Kovalskaya & Sokolov, 1980 | |
The Evorsk vole (Microtus evoronensis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Russia. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails. These animals live in grassy areas where they eat green vegetation such as grasses and sedges in summer, and grains, seeds, roots and bark at other times.
References
- ↑ Tsytsulina, K. (2008). "Microtus evoronensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 June 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.
- 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.
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