Japanese grass vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Japanese grass vole Microtus montebelli Least concern

Where the Japanese grass vole lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 sighting (a central record among 351 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Microtus montebelli
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Japanese grass vole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Japanese grass vole in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Japan

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 Japanese grass vole endangered?

The Japanese grass vole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Japanese grass vole?

The Japanese grass vole (Microtus montebelli) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Microtus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Japanese grass vole

The Japanese grass vole (Alexandromys montebelli) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It was discovered by Alphonse Milne-Edwards in 1872.

It is found only in Japan.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Japanese grass vole (revision 1378931467), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1769453 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).