Biology:Taiwan vole

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Short description: Species of rodent

Taiwan vole
An adult Taiwan vole (Microtus kikuchii) at Hehuan Mountain of Taiwan on Septmber 25th, 2015.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Microtus
Species:
M. kikuchii
Binomial name
Microtus kikuchii
Kuroda, 1920

The Taiwan vole (Microtus kikuchii, now Alexandromys kikuchii)[2][3] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, It is an endemic species of Taiwan. This species is herbivorous with a preference for the Yushan cane (Yushania niitakayamensis).[4]

References

  1. Kennerley, R. (2017). "Microtus kikuchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T23042A22349540. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T23042A22349540.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23042/22349540. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Superfamily Muroidea.. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.. ISBN 0801882214. 
  3. Kryštufek, B. (2020). "Lin, L.-K., Oshida, T. and Motokawa, M. (2020). Mammals of Taiwan. Volume 2. Rodentia. Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan. 165 pp.". Journal of Animal Diversity 2 (3): 1–4. doi:10.29252/JAD.2020.2.3.1. 
  4. Yeh, S.H.; Hsu, J.T.; Lin, Y.K. (2012). "Taiwan field vole (Microtus kikuchii) herbivory facilitates Yushan cane (Yushania niitakayamensis) asexual reproduction in alpine meadows". Journal of Mammalogy 93 (5): 1265–1272. doi:10.1644/11-MAMM-A-309.1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q716249 entry