Reed vole

Reed vole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Alexandromys
Species:
A. fortis
Binomial name
Alexandromys fortis
(Büchner, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Microtis fortis Büchner, 1889
  • Microtus michnoi Kastschenko, 1910
  • Microtus pelliceus Thomas, 1911
  • Microtus uliginosus James & Johnson, 1955

The reed vole (Alexandromys fortis) is a species of vole.[2][3] It is found in northern and central Eurasia, including northern China and the Korean Peninsula. This species is somewhat larger and longer-tailed than most other voles.

  1. ^ a b Batsaikhan, N.; Tsytsulina, K. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Microtus fortis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13430A115112605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13430A22350311.en.
  2. ^ "Alexandromys fortis". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
  3. ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 997–998. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.