royal vole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Genus: | Myodes |
Species: | M. regulus |
Binomial name | |
Myodes regulus (Thomas, 1907) |
The royal vole (Myodes regulus), also called the Korean red-backed vole is a species of vole found in the Korean Peninsula and the Changbai Mountains along the Chinese-Korean border. An adult Royal Vole weighs 20-40 grams and has a body length of 75–127 mm. The tail is 33-55 millimeters in length.