Name:Microtus fuscus
Alias:Microtus fuscus,Neodon fuscus,Microtus strauchi ,Microtus leucurus,Lasiopodomys
Outline:Rodents
Family:Rodentia Cricetidae P.Vole
length:110-150mm
IUCN:LC
Qinghai pine vole belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae and is a larger species in the genus Arvicolinae. It is brownish yellow in color, which is different from other species. It lives in typical semi-desert grasslands and is a carrier of plague virus. The taxonomic status of this species has long been controversial and has been incorporated into three different genera. Liu Shaoying et al. (Liu et al., 2012, 2017) finally determined that this species belongs to the genus Arvicolinae through a combination of molecular systematics and morphology.