Mammals of the WorldGobi Altai Mountain Vole
Alticola barakshin
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Alticola
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- Russia|Mongolia|China
- Realm
- Palearctic
Other names: Gobi Altai's Vole
About this species
- Size
- Head and body 10.0–12.5cm; tail 1.8–2.6cm
- Weight
- About 31–40g
- Range
- Altai Mountains in parts of Mongolia and in Tuva, Russia
The Gobi Altai mountain vole has a head-and-body length of 10.0–12.5 centimetres with a very short tail of 1.8–2.6 centimetres and a weight of about 31–40 grams. The hind foot is 17–21 millimetres and the ear 15–19 millimetres. (German Wikipedia, general species account)
The colour of the back fur varies but is usually brownish-grey with dull reddish washes on the back and flanks, and the belly fur is greyish-white with a pale orange wash. The tail is two-coloured, pale brown above and white below, and the upper sides of the feet are white to greyish-white. It is a rodent of the mountain vole genus Alticola, found in the Altai Mountains in parts of Mongolia and in Tuva in Russia. (German Wikipedia, general species account)
Description: Wildlife of Mongolia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)