Liechtenstein's pine vole

Description

The Liechtenstein´s pine vole is slightly larger than the similar European pine vole. The snout-vent length is 84-115 mm, the tail length 27-45 mm, the length of the hind foot 15-18 mm and the ear length 8-10 mm. The animals weight 14-33 g. The coat is pale yellowish on the upperpart and reddish brown, the underpart and the backs of the feet have whitish hairs. The ears are almost completely hidden in the fur. The skullcap is slightly arched and the ear capsules are relatively large.

Habitat

The relatively small range of the Liechtenstein´s pine vole extends from the Italian Eastern Alps and the extreme south-east of Austria to Istria and the north-western Dinaric Alps in Croatia. In addition, the species is also known from two isolated localities in the northern Alps. It mainly lives in clearings and small meadows with dense ground vegetation in mountain forests, but also in dry meadows and hedgerows from sea level to 1700 m altitude.

The text is a translation of an excerpt from Wikipedia (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illyrische_Kurzohrmaus). On wikipedia the text is available under a „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“ licence. Status: 20 August 2021