Evorsk vole
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.
| Evorsk vole | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Subgenus: | Alexandromys |
| Species: | M. evoronensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtus evoronensis Kovalskaya & Sokolov, 1980 | |
References
- Tsytsulina, K. (2008). "Microtus evoronensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) 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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