Lesser Mountain Vole

Lesser Mountain VoleThis vole was described from the Qionglai Mountains of Sichuan, China. Its back is brown with dark gray bases to the hairs, and the underside is gray-white. The species account records it in alpine shrubland and meadows, where it digs holes in grass or under shrub roots.What does it look like?The back is brown, with blackish-gray hair bases and brown tips. The underside is gray-white, with blackish-gray bases.How does it live?This vole was described from the Qionglai Mountains of Sichuan, China. Its back is brown with dark gray bases to the hairs, and the underside is gray-white. The species account records it in alpine shrubland and meadows, where it digs holes in grass or under shrub roots.The species account records alpine shrubland and meadows and says it digs holes in grass or beneath shrub roots.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.