Père David's vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the père David's vole lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eothenomys melanogaster
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the père David's vole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the père David's vole in 2 countries and territories across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

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 père David's vole endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the père David's vole?

The père David's vole (Eothenomys melanogaster) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Eothenomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the père David's vole

Père David's vole (Eothenomys melanogaster) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

It is found in China, Myanmar, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, and Thailand. This species is a member of the melanogaster group, one of the two main groups of Eothenomys voles. Its dorsal pelage is dark brown, often nearly black, and the ventral pelage is gray, sometimes brown. The tail is shorter than the body. This species is found in pine/rhododendron forests.

Recent studies have split this species into three: E. melanogaster, E. colurnus, and E. eleusis. If recognized as distinct, E. colurnus would found in eastern China and Taiwan, E. eleusis would be in southern China and the bordering Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and India, and E. melanogaster sensu stricto would be restricted to mountains of the Sichuan Basin north of the Yangtze River in central China.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Père David's vole (revision 1315105368), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q305848 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).