Alai mole vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Alai mole vole Ellobius alaicus Data deficient

Where the Alai mole vole lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild-collected museum specimen (a central record among 42 open-licence GBIF records – few open-licence observations were available), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Ellobius alaicus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Alai mole vole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Alai mole vole in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Alai mole vole endangered?

The Alai mole vole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Alai mole vole?

The Alai mole vole (Ellobius alaicus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Ellobius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Alai mole vole

The Alai mole vole (Ellobius alaicus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known only from Kyrgyzstan, where it has been found in temperate grassland in the Alai Mountains. Little else is known about the vole.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alai mole vole (revision 1369572996), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q304648 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).