Taiwan vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Taiwan vole Microtus kikuchii Least concern

Where the Taiwan 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 95 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Microtus kikuchii
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 Taiwan vole live?

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

Chinese Taipei

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 Taiwan vole endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Taiwan vole?

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

About the Taiwan vole

The Taiwan vole (Alexandromys kikuchii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Taiwan. This species is herbivorous with a preference for the Yushan cane.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Taiwan vole (revision 1315274796), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q716249 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).