Plateau vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the plateau vole lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lasiopodomys fuscus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the plateau vole live?

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

China

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.

What kind of animal is the plateau vole?

The plateau vole (Lasiopodomys fuscus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Lasiopodomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the plateau vole

The plateau vole (Neodon fuscus), also known as the smokey vole, Smoky Mountain vole, or the Qinghai vole, is a species of rodent found on the grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in the Qinghai province of China. It is a grayish brown to yellow-coloured vole that eats plants and lives in large colonies. It belongs to the family Cricetidae, which includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Plateau vole (revision 1368825260), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q306715 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).