Royal vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Craseomys regulus
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 royal vole live?

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

South Korea

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 royal vole endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the royal vole?

The royal vole (Craseomys regulus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Craseomys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the royal vole

The royal vole (Craseomys regulus), also called the Korean red-backed vole, is a species of vole endemic to the Korean Peninsula. It lives underground in a burrow, emerging at night to feed on grasses, seeds and other vegetation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed its conservation status as being of "least concern".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Royal vole (revision 1377858104), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q125906184 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).