Middendorff's vole
Species of rodent
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Middendorff's vole (Alexandromys middendorffi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found only in Russia, most commonly north Siberia.[1]
| Middendorff's vole | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Alexandromys |
| Species: | A. middendorffi |
| Binomial name | |
| Alexandromys middendorffi (Poliakov, 1881) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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The common name commemorates Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (1815–1894), a German–Russian naturalist who traveled extensively in Siberia. It is also known as the north Siberian vole or Altai vole.[3]
This vole, along with Stenocranius gregalis, is one of the primary preys of the Arctic fox on the Yamal Peninsula.[4]
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