Microtus_abbreviatus

Insular vole

Insular vole

Species of rodent

The insular vole or St. Matthew Island vole (Microtus abbreviatus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It occurs only on St. Matthew Island and the adjacent Hall Island, in Alaska.[1] On these Bering Sea islands, insular voles live in damp lowland areas, on the lower slopes of mountains, and on rye grass-covered beaches. They are diurnal and eat plant matter. Birds and Arctic foxes (which are the only other mammals on the island) prey on the voles.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Cassola, F. (2016). "Microtus abbreviatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13425A22350031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13425A22350031.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "North American Mammals: Insular Vole". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.


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