| Insular vole | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Microtus |
| Subgenus: | Pitymys |
| Species: | M. abbreviatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Microtus abbreviatus Miller, 1899 | |
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Theinsular vole orSt. Matthew Island vole (Microtus abbreviatus) is a species ofrodent in the familyCricetidae. It occurs only onSt. Matthew Island and the adjacentHall Island, in Alaska.[1] On theseBering Sea islands, insular voles live in damp lowland areas, on the lower slopes of mountains, and on rye grass-covered beaches. They arediurnal and eat plant matter. Birds andArctic foxes (which are the only other mammals on the island) prey on the voles.[2]
