Ward's Red-backed Vole

Ward's Red-backed VoleWard’s red-backed vole occurs in the high mountains of northwestern Yunnan, China. It is recorded from rocky montane meadows and forests, with breeding reported from early summer to late autumn.What does it look like?The back is soft gray-brown and the underside is light gray.How does it live?Ward’s red-backed vole occurs in the high mountains of northwestern Yunnan, China. It is recorded from rocky montane meadows and forests, with breeding reported from early summer to late autumn.It inhabits open, rocky mountain meadows and forests. A 2013 study recorded it on steep cliffs at 2,800–4,250 m in Yunnan; the species account reports breeding from early summer to late autumn.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.