Tundra vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tundra vole lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Microtus oeconomus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the tundra vole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tundra vole in 9 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. In Russia it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 tundra vole endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the tundra vole?

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

About the tundra vole

The tundra vole (Alexandromys oeconomus) or root vole is a medium-sized vole found in Northern and Central Europe, Asia, and northwestern North America, including Alaska and northwestern Canada. In the western part of the Netherlands, the tundra vole is a relict from the ice age and has developed into the subspecies A. o. arenicola.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tundra vole (revision 1315377963), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q703702 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).