Wildlifeof China
Fontanier's Zokor
Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines
Photo: Milne-Edwards, H. (Henri), 1800-1885 · Public domain
Eospalax fontanierii
Basic stats
Diet
Roots, tubers, bulbs and underground stems
Habitat
Grassland, meadow, farmland and open woodland soils
Range
Northern and central China
Size
Approximately 15–27cm head-and-body length
Fontanier's zokor, also called the Chinese zokor, is a cylindrical burrowing rodent with minute eyes, no external ears, a short tail and very large digging claws on the forefeet. It is endemic to northern and central China and measures approximately 15–27cm excluding the tail. (Wikipedia, general species account)
The species lives almost entirely underground in grassland, meadow, farmland and open woodland soils. Its tunnel systems include feeding passages, nests and storage chambers. Roots, tubers, bulbs and underground stems are cut with the incisors and carried through the burrow. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Fontanier's Zokor eat?
- Roots, tubers, bulbs and underground stems
- What habitat does the Fontanier's Zokor live in?
- Grassland, meadow, farmland and open woodland soils
- Where is the Fontanier's Zokor found?
- Northern and central China
- How big is the Fontanier's Zokor?
- Approximately 15–27cm head-and-body length