- Reed Vole
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Reed Vole Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Cricetidae Genus: Microtus Subgenus: Alexandromys Species: M. fortis Binomial name Microtus fortis
(Buchner, 1889)The Reed Vole (Microtus fortis) is a species of vole. It is found in northern and central Eurasia, including northern China and the Korean Peninsula. The species is somewhat larger and longer-tailed than most other voles. An adult Reed Vole has a body 12-18 centimeters long, and a tail of 4.7-5.7 centimeters.
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.
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Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Mammals of Asia
- Microtus
- Animals described in 1889
- Microtus stubs
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