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Tarabundí vole

Microtus oaxacensis Goodwin, 1966

ENEndangeredrodents

The tarabundí vole (Microtus oaxacensis) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 32.8 g to 39.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

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Quick facts about the tarabundí vole

Weight
32.8 g – 39.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tarabundí vole live?

Not recorded

What is the tarabundí vole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Tarabundí vole (Microtus oaxacensis), 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 vole species from Oaxaca besides Microtus mexicanus. Microtus oaxacensis lives in disturbed vegetation 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Tarabundí vole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tarabund%C3%AD_vole&oldid=1369448112), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the tarabundí vole endangered?

The tarabundí vole is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.

How is the tarabundí vole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyCricetidae
  6. genusMicrotus
  7. SpeciesMicrotus oaxacensis Goodwin, 1966
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Tarabundi voleEnglish
  • Tarabundi voleEnglish
  • Tarabundi-WühlmausGerman
  • Metorito de OaxacaSpanish
  • oaxacanruohomyyräFinnish
  • オアハカハタネズミJapanese
  • 타라분디밭쥐Korean
  • nornik poziomkowyPolish
  • Campanhol-de-OaxacaPortuguese
  • Оахаканская полёвкаRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the tarabundí vole

Other species in the same genus Microtus.

LC, Least Concern
Tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus)

Tundra vole

Microtus oeconomus

Cricetidae

LC, Least Concern
Social vole (Microtus socialis)

Social vole

Microtus socialis

Cricetidae

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Common questions

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How big is the tarabundí vole?

An adult tarabundí vole weighs 32.8 g – 39.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the tarabundí vole endangered?

The tarabundí vole is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the tarabundí vole?

The tarabundí vole (Microtus oaxacensis) belongs to the family Cricetidae in the order Rodentia.

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BibTeX
@misc{tarabund_vole_2026,
  title = {Tarabundí vole (Microtus oaxacensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tarabund-vole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}