Red-backed vole
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| Red-backed voles Fossil range: Late Pliocene - Recent |
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Myodes andersoni |
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Clethrionomys Tilesius, 1850 |
The red-backed voles are the members of the genus Myodes, a group of small slender voles found in North America, Europe and Asia. The genus name comes from the Greek "keyhole mouse". In the past, the genus has been called Evotomys or Clethrionomys, but Myodes takes precedence.
They inhabit northern forests, tundra and bogs. These animals feed on shrubs, berries and roots. Most species have reddish brown fur on their back. They have small eyes and ears. Unlike other voles, the molar teeth are rooted in adults.
The complete list of species is:
- Anderson's Red-backed Vole (M. andersoni)
- Western Red-backed Vole (M. californicus)
- Tien Shan Red-backed Vole (M. centralis)
- Southern Red-backed Vole (M. gapperi)
- Bank Vole (M. glareolus)
- Imaizumi's Red-backed Vole (Myodes imaizumii)
- Korean Red-backed Vole (Myodes regulus)
- Hokkaido Red-backed Vole (Myodes rex)
- Grey Red-backed Vole (M. rufocanus)
- Northern Red-backed Vole (M. rutilus)
- Shanxi Red-backed Vole (Myodes shanseius)
- Smith's Red-backed Vole (Myodes smithii)
[edit] 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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M. andersoni | M. californicus | M. centralis | M. gapperi | M. glareolus | M. imaizumii | M. regulus | M. rex | M. rufocanus | M. rutilus | M. shanseius | M. smithii | |
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