Tarabundi vole
Microtus oaxacensis
Conservation Status
EndangeredMammalia · Rodentia · Cricetidae
About
The Tarabundí vole, a medium-large blackish brown vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico, originating from Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, one of the only other species from Oaxaca besides the Microtus mexicanus. The Microtus oaxacensis habitats themselves in disturbed vegetations that consist of different grasses and wild strawberries in cloud forest and pine forest, and often can be found living by the highway margins of Tuxtepec, where the cleaning of these vegetations by the highways put the vole at risk, making them vulnerable to extinction. Their habitats provide their diet of strawberry stems and leaves and most importantly, grass.
Fun Fact
It is found only in Mexico, originating from Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, one of the only other species from Oaxaca besides the Microtus mexicanus.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Diet of strawberry stems and leaves and most importantly, grass.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Loss
- Poaching and Hunting
- Human-Wildlife Conflict
- Disease