Wildlifeof China
Steppe Vole
Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines
Photo: User:Dawson at the English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5
Lagurus lagurus
Basic stats
Diet
Grasses and other herbaceous plants
Habitat
Steppe, dry grassland and semidesert
Range
Eastern Europe through Kazakhstan and southern Siberia to northwestern China
Litter size
Usually 5–7
Gestation period
Approximately 17–19 days
Size
Approximately 8–12cm head-and-body length
The steppe vole, also known as the steppe lemming, is a small, short-tailed rodent with greyish upperparts and a narrow dark dorsal stripe. It ranges from eastern Europe through Kazakhstan and southern Siberia to northwestern China. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It inhabits steppe, dry grassland and semidesert and feeds mainly on grasses and other herbaceous plants. Colonies construct burrow systems linked by surface runways. Females can reproduce rapidly during favourable conditions, commonly bearing five to seven young after a gestation of approximately 17–19 days. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Steppe Vole eat?
- Grasses and other herbaceous plants
- What habitat does the Steppe Vole live in?
- Steppe, dry grassland and semidesert
- Where is the Steppe Vole found?
- Eastern Europe through Kazakhstan and southern Siberia to northwestern China
- What is the litter size of the Steppe Vole?
- Usually 5–7
- How long is the gestation period of the Steppe Vole?
- Approximately 17–19 days
- How big is the Steppe Vole?
- Approximately 8–12cm head-and-body length