A small vole that moves through leaf litter and soil in deciduous forests. In autumn it stores roots and shoots in burrows for winter shortages.
The back ranges from light to dark brown and the underside is whitish. Its eyes, external ears, and tail are reduced, and its foreclaws are enlarged for digging.
It moves through thick leaf litter and loose soil in deciduous forests and eats roots, tubers, seeds, and other plant parts. In autumn it caches tubers and shoots in burrows for winter shortages.
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