Eastern Mole Vole

Eastern Mole VoleThe eastern mole vole is a burrowing rodent recorded in Mongolia's dry steppes and semideserts. Its short tail and other features are shared within the genus and do not identify this species by themselves.What does it look like?Mole voles have cylindrical bodies, short tails, and short fur. They dig burrows using large incisors and strong muscles. Close relatives are difficult to distinguish by appearance alone.How does it live?The eastern mole vole is a burrowing rodent recorded in Mongolia's dry steppes and semideserts. Its short tail and other features are shared within the genus and do not identify this species by themselves.Mongolian studies recorded burrows in hard but friable soils in mountain steppe, dry steppe, and semidesert.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.