Microtus oeconomus,Root Vole

Features：The ears are short, the tail is very short, the body hair is fluffy, and the body hair is dark gray-brown or even black-brown.

Root voles are very tolerant of moisture, and their population is large in very humid valley wetlands that are submerged even with a slight rise in water. They are harmful to grassland and wetland ecosystems. In terms of classification, they have long been confused with the Qaidam root vole (Microtu...

Alexandromys limnophilus,Microtus,Root Vole subspecies qaidam,Microtus oeconomus limnophilus

Features：The body hair is fluffy, and the hair on the back is dark gray-brown or even black-brown.

Qaidam root voles live in caves, which are relatively simple and mostly have a single entrance. They build their nests under haystacks, grass roots, and tree roots. Some individuals build outer nests. They feed on the green parts of plants, and in winter they dig up roots, tuber sprouts, and seeds o...

Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalis,Lasiopodomys gregalis,Social Vole

Features：The tail is short, the ears are short, and the back hair comes in various colors such as gray sandy yellow, black brown, brown, and light brown.

Narrow-headed voles live in groups. They are active mainly during the day, but also at night. They are often dispersed in summer, but gather on sunny slopes and leeward places in autumn and winter. The range of activity is generally no more than 150m. The intensity of activity is related to the temp...

Microtus fortis,Reed Vole,Swamp vole, Far Eastern vole, Giant vole

Features：The individual is large and is one of the largest individuals in the genus vole.

The oriental vole is a typical burrowing type. It does not hibernate and moves out of its burrows day and night. Due to its frequent activities and frequent trips between several groups of burrows, very obvious runways are often formed on the ground. Especially in moss and reed fields, the runways a...

Garrulax formosus,Red-winged Laughingthrush

Features：The snout is short and blunt, the ears are short and small, and the tail is very short.

Common voles belong to the subfamily Arvicolinae. There is no dispute about their taxonomic status. However, there are many subspecies, more than 20, which is quite confusing. The one distributed in my country may belong to the Altai subspecies (<M. arvalis obscurus>). It is harmful to farmlan...

Phaiomys leucurus，Pitymys leucurus，Brandt's pine vole, Pine vole, Pine vole、Blyth's vole

Features：It has a very short tail, very short ears, and short limbs. It is a species of the genus M. suspensor that is good at digging.

The white-tailed pine vole belongs to the subfamily of voles (Arvicolinae). The previous classification status was very confusing, but Liu Shaoying et al. (2012, 2017) confirmed that it belongs to the genus Arvicolinae through molecular systematic research. This species is distributed at high altitu...

Neodon irene

Features：The fur on the back is gray, and it is the smallest individual in the genus Pine Vole.

Plateau pine voles belong to the subfamily Arvicolinae. The classification status is stable, and it previously included two subspecies: the nominate subspecies (<N. irene irene>) and the Yunnan subspecies (<N. irene forresti>). In-depth research has found that the Yunnan subspecies of pi...

Eothenomys miletus,Eothenomys miletus confinii,Eothenomys miletus miletus,Asiatic velvet mouse

Features：It is small, short and thick, with short limbs and tail. The back of the body is dark reddish brown, and the belly is blue-gray or gray.

The large woolly rat belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. Its classification and identification have long been confusing, and the black-bellied woolly rat (Eothenomys melanogaster) is often included as a subspecies. The identification characteristics are also confusing due to tooth variation. It wa...

Eothenomys eva(Thomas,1911),Taozhou woolly rat

Features：The tail is more than half the length of the body, and the back hair is dense and gray.

Gansu woolly rat belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. Gansu woolly rat and another species Caryomys inez are both members of the genus Caryomys. In molecular systematics, Caryomys and Eothenomys are closely related. Previously, Caryomys was always a subgenus of Eothenomys. Liu Shaoying et al. (2012...

Clethrionomys rutilus,,Myodes rutilus,Northern Red-backed Vole,Clethrionomys rutilus

Features：The ears are small, the front and hind limbs are short, the tail is densely haired, and the back hair is bright ochre brown or brown-red.

Red-backed voles belong to the subfamily Microtiinae. The species-level classification status is stable, and there are many subspecies differentiations. There are 2 subspecies in China. It is a typical cold-resistant species in the north. The population in meadows and wetlands in coniferous forests...

Clethrionomys rufocanus,Myodes rufocanus,Gray Red-backed Vole,Clethrionomys rufocanus,Hypudoeus rufocanus,Red-haired mouse

Features：It has a stout body, large ears, short limbs, a reddish-brown back, grayish-yellow sides, and dirty white fur on the belly.

The brown-backed croaker belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. The species status is very stable, but the genus status is controversial. The species was named in 1846, and Miller (1900) established the subgenus <Craseomys> and regarded the brown-backed croaker as the only species of the subgen...

Alticola stoliczkanus (Blanford,1875)

Features：The back of the body is gray-brown with a yellow-white spot behind the ear.

Alticola strachyi belongs to the Arvicolinae subfamily. The type specimen is found in Ladakh, India. There is no controversy about the classification itself, but the type locality of another species: Kumaung Alticola (<Alticola strachyi>) is also in Ladakh. The difference between the two class...

Alticola argentata,Gray Mountain

Features：The top of the head and back of the body are light brown-gray, with dark gray base and light brown tips; the belly is grayish white, with gray base and white tips.

Belongs to the subfamily Arvicolinae. Its taxonomic status is controversial and is generally considered a synonym of Lowe's alpine croaker (<Alticola roylei>). The subspecies classification is also confusing. All species of the genus Alticola have a relatively limited distribution and hars...

Eospalax smithi,Myospalax smithii,Myospalax smithii Thomas

Features：It is of medium size, with a short tail and dark gray-brown fur.

The Stevens's zokor belongs to the subfamily Myospalacinae. The Stevens's zokor is named after the specimen collected from Lintan, Gansu. There was controversy over whether it is an independent species. Sometimes it is regarded as a subspecies of the Qinling zokor (Eospalax rufescens). It ma...

Myospalax fontanieri,Common Chinese zokor,Eospalax fontanieri,Blind mouse, ground mouse, mole

Features：The body shape is similar to that of the Northeastern zokor, but the front feet and front claws are thinner and shorter. The head is broad and flat, the nose is blunt, the back is obviously rusty red, and the hair base is gray-brown.

The Chinese zokor belongs to the subfamily Myospalacinae. There is much controversy over its classification. It was previously considered to belong to the family Myospalacinae. Since 1997, a number of molecular biological studies have shown that zokor and bamboo rats, as well as the northern Asian m...

Rhizomys sumatrensis,Indomalayan Bamboo Rat,Red-cheeked bamboo rat, Red bamboo rat

Features：It is the largest species in the bamboo rat family.

The bamboo rat belongs to the subfamily Rhizomyinae, and the species is native to Malacca, Malaysia. It was recorded in China very early. The species-level classification status is stable, and there are 6 synonyms. There is some controversy as to whether these synonyms are independent species or sub...

Rhizomys sinensis Gray, bamboo rat, bamboo pig, bamboo civet, bamboo civet, bamboo weasel, reed rat, reed rat

Features：It has a mole-like body, a stout appearance, similar to a zorrat, and dense, soft, brown-gray fur.

Like the silver-star bamboo rat, the Chinese bamboo rat is also a member of the subfamily Rhizomyinae. It lives underground for life and feeds on bamboo whips and bamboo shoots. It is distributed in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, and is co-existing with giant pandas. When the population is large, it wi...

Rhizomys pruinosus,Rhizomys latouchei, white bamboo rat, rough-haired bamboo rat, bamboo rat, Tulun

Features：The body is stout and cylindrical, with rough fur and many long, white-tipped guard hairs scattered around, sticking out of the fur layer and shiny.

Silver-star bamboo rat belongs to the subfamily Rhizomyinae. In terms of classification, there is no dispute about the species-level classification unit, but the subspecies are more confusing. There are 3 subspecies in China, and whether they are established needs further research. They live undergr...

badius,Muscicapus, bamboo rat, winter rat, muscicapus, hog rat, bamboo civet, etc.

Features：The eyes and ears are small, the limbs are short, and the claws are long and hard.

The bamboo rat belongs to the subfamily Rhizomyinae. There is only one species of the genus Rhizomyinae in the world. There is no dispute in its classification. Its distribution area in my country is narrow, its number is small, its specimens are very few, and its research is not in-depth. It lives...

Typhlomys macrourus Zheng,1993

Features：The back of the body is dark gray, the tail is like a pig's tail, and there is a patch of white hair at the back.

The giant pig-tailed rat belongs to the Platacanthomyidae family, a very unique and ancient family. There are only 2 genera and 6 species, 4 of which are in China. The 4 species in China originally only had one pig-tailed rat (<Typhlomys cinereus>), the type locality is Fujian, of which there...

Sicista tianschanica,Sicista concolor,Rat

Features：The body shape is similar to that of a house mouse, with a very long tail, about 1.5 times the body length. The tail is covered with short hair and does not form a hair bundle at the end.

Tianshan scissorium belongs to the subfamily Sicistinae, with only one genus - sicissorium (<Sicista>), with a total of 13 species, 4 of which are in China. This species is a rare species, with very few specimens and a very low rate of capture in the wild. It is distributed in mountain grassla...