Alticola olchonensis
Mammalia · Rodentia · Cricetidae
The Lake Baikal mountain vole or Olkhon mountain vole is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found principally on the Olkhon and Ogoi islands on Lake Baikal, in southern Siberia. It is also found in a small part of the bordering mainland Russia, on the Baikal coast of the Irkutsk Oblast. It was originally described as a subspecies of the silver mountain vole. Since then, it has been synonymized with A. roylei in 1978, A. tuvinicus, and A. macrotis before being reinstated as a species. It is likely a sister species to A. tuvinicus.
Fun Fact
It is found principally on the Olkhon and Ogoi islands on Lake Baikal, in southern Siberia.
Habitat
Found principally on the Olkhon and Ogoi islands on Lake Baikal, in southern Siberia.
Diet
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Lifespan
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