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{{Short description|Species of rodent}}
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| name = Tundra vole
{{speciesbox
| image = VOLE, TUNDRA (microtus oeconomus) (9-4-08) gambell, ak -2 (2834490753).jpg
| name = This will make your pee pee hard!
| image_caption = Tundra vole in Alaska
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{IUCN2009.2|assessor=Linzey, A.V.|assessor2=Shar, S.|assessor3=Lkhagvasuren, D.|assessor4=Juškaitis, R.|assessor5=Sheftel, B.|assessor6=Meinig, H.|assessor7=Amori, G.|assessor8=Henttonen, H.|last-assessor-amp=yes|year=2008|id=13451|title=Microtus oeconomus|downloaded=4 February 2010}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn|author=Linzey, A.V.|author2=Shar, S.|author3=Lkhagvasuren, D.|author4=Juškaitis, R.|author5=Sheftel, B.|author6=Meinig, H.|author7=Amori, G.|author8=Henttonen, H.|name-list-style=amp|year=2016|errata=2017|title=''Microtus oeconomus''|page=e.T13451A115113894|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13451A22347188.en|access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>
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| genus = Alexandromys
| image = TundraVole23.jpg
| genus = Microtus
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| parent = Microtus (Alexandromys)
| species = oeconomus
| species = oeconomus
| authority = ([[Peter Simon Pallas|Pallas]], 1776)
| authority = ([[Peter Simon Pallas|Pallas]], 1776)
| range_map = Microtus oeconomus map.svg
| synonyms = {{species list|Microtus oeconomus|(Pallas, 1776)|Mus oeconomus|Pallas, 1776}}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=iucn/>
}}
}}


The '''tundra vole''' (''Microtus oeconomus'') or '''root vole''' is a medium-sized [[vole]] found in [[Northern Europe|Northern]] and [[Central Europe]], [[Asia]], and northwestern [[North America]], including [[Alaska]] and northwestern [[Canada]]. In the western part of the [[Netherlands]], the tundra vole is a [[relict]] from the [[ice age]] and has developed to the [[subspecies]] ''Microtus oeconomus arenicola''.
The '''tundra vole''' ('''''Alexandromys oeconomus''''') or '''root vole''' is a medium-sized [[vole]] found in [[Northern Europe|Northern]] and [[Central Europe]], [[Asia]], and northwestern [[North America]], including [[Alaska]] and northwestern [[Canada]].<ref name=asm>{{BioRef|asm|title=''Alexandromys oeconomus''|id=1002035}}</ref> In the western part of the [[Netherlands]], the tundra vole is a [[Relict (biology)|relict]] from the [[ice age]] and has developed into the [[subspecies]] ''Alexandromys oeconomus arenicola''.


==Description==
It has short ears and a short tail. Its fur is yellowish brown with paler sides and white underparts. They are about {{convert|18|cm|in|abbr=on}} long with a {{convert|4|cm|in|abbr=on}} tail and weigh about {{convert|50|g|oz}}.
The tundra vole has short ears and a short tail. Its fur is yellowish brown with paler sides and white underparts. It is typically about {{convert|18|cm|in|abbr=on}} long with a {{convert|4|cm|in|abbr=on}} tail and a weight of about {{convert|50|g|oz}}.


==Habitat==
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This species is found in damp [[tundra]] or moist meadows, usually near water. It makes runways through the surface growth in warm weather and tunnels through the snow in winter. It feeds on grasses, sedges and seeds.
The tundra vole is found in damp [[tundra]] or moist meadows, usually near water.


==Behaviour and diet==
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Female voles have three to six litters of three to 9 young in a shallow burrow. The vole population in a given area can vary greatly from year to year.
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This species makes runways through the surface growth in warm weather and tunnels through the snow in winter. It feeds on grasses, sedges and seeds. It is active year-round. It also digs burrows where it stores seeds and roots, especially [[Hedysarum|licorice root]], for the winter.


==Breeding==
It is active year-round. It also digs underground burrows where it stores seeds and roots, especially [[Hedysarum|licorice root]], for the winter. The species epithet ''oeconomus'' refers to this "economical" behaviour.
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Female voles have three to six litters of three to nine young in a shallow burrow. The vole population in a given area can vary greatly from year to year.


==Subspecies==
==Subspecies==
There are several subspecies of tundra vole.<ref name=iucn/><ref name=ZoogdierDec2009>Witte van den Bosch, R. and Bekker, D. (2009). Verdwijnt de oer-Hollandse lemming? Geschiedenis en toekomst van de noordse woelmuis. Zoogdier 20-4: p.p 3-7. (in Dutch)</ref>
Subspecies are as follows:<ref name=ZoogdierDec2009>Witte van den Bosch, R. and Bekker, D. (2009). Verdwijnt de oer-Hollandse lemming? Geschiedenis en toekomst van de noordse woelmuis. Zoogdier 20-4: p.p 3-7. (in Dutch)</ref>
*''M. o. amakensis'' - Amak Island tundra vole - [[Alaska]], [[United States]]
*''A. o. amakensis'' - [[Amak Island]] tundra vole - [[Alaska]], [[United States]]
*''M. o. arenicola'' - Dutch tundra vole - [[Netherlands]]
*''A. o. arenicola'' - Dutch tundra vole - [[Netherlands]]
*''M. o. elymocetes'' - Montague Island tundra vole - Alaska, United States
*''A. o. elymocetes'' - [[Montague Island (Alaska)|Montague Island]] tundra vole - Alaska, United States
*''M. o. finmarchicus'' - Norwegian tundra vole - [[Norway]]
*''A. o. finmarchicus'' - Norwegian tundra vole - [[Norway]]
*''M. o. innuitus'' - St. Lawrence Island tundra vole - Alaska, United States
*''A. o. innuitus'' - [[St. Lawrence Island]] tundra vole - Alaska, United States
*''M. o. medius'' - Norwegian tundra vole - Norway
*''A. o. medius'' - Norwegian tundra vole - Norway
*''M. o. mehelyi'' - Central European tundra vole - [[Austria]], [[Hungary]] and [[Slovakia]]
*''A. o. mehelyi'' - Central European tundra vole - [[Austria]], [[Hungary]] and [[Slovakia]]
*''M. o. oeconomus''
*''A. o. oeconomus'' - nominate subspecies - widespread
*''M. o. popofensis'' - Shumagin Islands tundra vole - Alaska, United States
*''A. o. popofensis'' - [[Shumagin Islands]] tundra vole - Alaska, United States
*''M. o. punakensis'' - Punuk Islands tundra vole - Alaska, United States
*''A. o. punakensis'' - [[Punuk Islands]] tundra vole - Alaska, United States
*''M. o. sitkensis'' - Alexander Archipelago tundra vole - Alaska, United States
*''A. o. sitkensis'' - [[Alexander Archipelago]] tundra vole - Alaska, United States
*''M. o. unalascensis'' - Unalaska tundra vole - Alaska, United States
*''A. o. unalascensis'' - [[Unalaska Island]] tundra vole - Alaska, United States


==References==
==References==
{{Commons category|Microtus oeconomus}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*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.


{{Arvicolinae}}
{{Arvicolinae}}
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[[Category:Alexandromys]]
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[[Category:Microtus|Tundra]]
[[Category:Arctic land animals]]
[[Category:Arctic land animals]]
[[Category:Mammals of the Arctic]]
[[Category:Mammals of the Arctic]]
[[Category:Rodents of Europe]]
[[Category:Rodents of Europe]]
[[Category:Rodents of North America]]
[[Category:Rodents of Canada]]
[[Category:Rodents of the United States]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1776]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1776]]
[[Category:Least concern biota of North America]]
[[Category:Least concern biota of North America]]
[[Category:Holarctic fauna]]
[[Category:Habitats Directive species]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas]]

Latest revision as of 22:11, 5 May 2024

Tundra vole
Tundra vole in Alaska
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Alexandromys
Species:
A. oeconomus
Binomial name
Alexandromys oeconomus
(Pallas, 1776)
Synonyms[1]
  • Microtus oeconomus (Pallas, 1776)
  • Mus oeconomus Pallas, 1776

The tundra vole (Alexandromys oeconomus) or root vole is a medium-sized vole found in Northern and Central Europe, Asia, and northwestern North America, including Alaska and northwestern Canada.[2] In the western part of the Netherlands, the tundra vole is a relict from the ice age and has developed into the subspecies Alexandromys oeconomus arenicola.

Description

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The tundra vole has short ears and a short tail. Its fur is yellowish brown with paler sides and white underparts. It is typically about 18 cm (7.1 in) long with a 4 cm (1.6 in) tail and a weight of about 50 grams (1.8 oz).

Habitat

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The tundra vole is found in damp tundra or moist meadows, usually near water.

Behaviour and diet

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This species makes runways through the surface growth in warm weather and tunnels through the snow in winter. It feeds on grasses, sedges and seeds. It is active year-round. It also digs burrows where it stores seeds and roots, especially licorice root, for the winter.

Breeding

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Female voles have three to six litters of three to nine young in a shallow burrow. The vole population in a given area can vary greatly from year to year.

Subspecies

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Subspecies are as follows:[3]

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Microtus oeconomus.
  1. ^ a b Linzey, A.V.; Shar, S.; Lkhagvasuren, D.; Juškaitis, R.; Sheftel, B.; Meinig, H.; Amori, G. & Henttonen, H. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Microtus oeconomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13451A115113894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T13451A22347188.en. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Alexandromys oeconomus". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.
  3. ^ Witte van den Bosch, R. and Bekker, D. (2009). Verdwijnt de oer-Hollandse lemming? Geschiedenis en toekomst van de noordse woelmuis. Zoogdier 20-4: p.p 3-7. (in Dutch)
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