Wildlifeof China
Gray Red-backed Vole
Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines
Photo: (c) Валерия Ковалева, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0
Craseomys rufocanus
Basic stats
Diet
Green plants, berries, seeds, bark and fungi
Habitat
Boreal and montane forest, scrub and rocky ground
Range
Northern Eurasia from Scandinavia to China, Korea and Japan
Size
Approximately 9–13.5cm head-and-body length
Weight
Approximately 20–50g
The gray red-backed vole is a compact vole with greyish flanks and a broad rusty or reddish band along the back. Its tail is short and the ears are small but visible. The species has a broad northern Eurasian distribution extending eastward to China, Korea and Japan. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It inhabits boreal and montane forest, scrub and rocky ground with dense cover. The diet includes green plants, berries, seeds, bark and fungi. Gray red-backed voles remain active throughout winter, moving beneath snow and using stored food when fresh vegetation is unavailable. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Gray Red-backed Vole eat?
- Green plants, berries, seeds, bark and fungi
- What habitat does the Gray Red-backed Vole live in?
- Boreal and montane forest, scrub and rocky ground
- Where is the Gray Red-backed Vole found?
- Northern Eurasia from Scandinavia to China, Korea and Japan
- How big is the Gray Red-backed Vole?
- Approximately 9–13.5cm head-and-body length
- How much does the Gray Red-backed Vole weigh?
- Approximately 20–50g