Tundra Vole
Alexandromys oeconomus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 117
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The tundra vole (Alexandromys oeconomus) or root vole is a medium-sized vole found in Northern and Central Europe, Asia, and northwestern North America, including Alaska and northwestern Canada. In the western part of the Netherlands, the tundra vole is a relict from the ice age and has developed into the subspecies A. o. arenicola.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Tundra vole”.