Middendorf's vole
Microtus middendorffi (Poliakov, 1881)
Status not recordedrodents
The middendorf's vole (Microtus middendorffi) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 28 g to 40.3 g and live up to 2.14 years.
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Quick facts about the middendorf's vole
- Weight
- 28 g – 40.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 2.14 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 21 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.73src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 33 days – 51.4 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3.59src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the middendorf's vole live?
Not recorded
Is the middendorf's vole endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the middendorf's vole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyCricetidae
- genusMicrotus
- SpeciesMicrotus middendorffi (Poliakov, 1881)
Synonyms Arvicola obscurus, Microtus hyperboreus, Microtus hyperboreus swerevi, Microtus middendorffi tasensis, Microtus middendorffi uralensis, Microtus middendorffii
Other names and names in other languages (1)
- Middendorff's voleEnglish
Relatives of the middendorf's vole
Other species in the same genus Microtus.
Common vole
Microtus arvalis
Short-tailed field vole
Microtus agrestis
Tundra vole
Microtus oeconomus
European pine vole
Microtus subterraneus
East European vole
Microtus levis
Social vole
Microtus socialis
CompareMiddendorf's vole vs Common voleMiddendorf's vole vs Short-tailed field voleMiddendorf's vole vs Tundra voleMiddendorf's vole vs European pine vole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the middendorf's vole?
An adult middendorf's vole weighs 28 g – 40.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the middendorf's vole live?
The middendorf's vole has a recorded lifespan of 2.14 years.
How long is the middendorf's vole pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 21 days.
What kind of animal is the middendorf's vole?
The middendorf's vole (Microtus middendorffi) belongs to the family Cricetidae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
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