Irene Mountain Vole

Irene's mountain vole, also called the Chinese scrub vole, is endemic to mountainous parts of southern China. It has a head-and-body length of 8–10.8cm and a tail of 2.2–4cm. The dorsal fur is greyish-brown and the underparts dark grey, with a strip of ochre-brown where the two meet. The feet are brownish-white above, and the tail is bicoloured, brown above and white below (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is very similar in appearance to the Sikkim mountain vole but slightly smaller, and the two can be told apart by their teeth. Like other voles it feeds mainly on plant material (Wikipedia, general species account).