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Tundra vole

Microtus oeconomus (Pallas, 1776)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 33.1 g to 35 g and live up to 1.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus)
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the tundra vole

Weight
33.1 g – 35 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
1.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
2.17 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Gestation
21.6 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
5.76src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
36.7 dayssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
3.44src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the tundra vole live?

Not recorded

What is the tundra vole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The tundra vole (Alexandromys oeconomus) or root vole is a medium-sized vole found in Northern and Central Europe, Asia, and northwestern North America, including Alaska and northwestern Canada. In the western part of the Netherlands, the tundra vole is a relict from the ice age and has developed into the subspecies A. o. arenicola.

From the Wikipedia article “Tundra vole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tundra_vole&oldid=1315377963), 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 tundra vole endangered?

The tundra vole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the tundra vole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyCricetidae
  6. genusMicrotus
  7. SpeciesMicrotus oeconomus (Pallas, 1776)

Synonyms Alexandromys oeconomus, Alexandromys oeconomus arenicola, Alexandromys shantaricus, Arvicola arenicola, Arvicola oeconomus, Arvicola operarius, Arvicola ouralensis, Arvicola ratticeps, Arvicola ratticeps stimmingi, Arvicola terrestris uralensis, Lemmus medius, Microtus amakensis, Microtus arenicola, Microtus elymocetes, Microtus innuitus, Microtus innuitus punukensis, Microtus kadiacensis, Microtus koreni, Microtus macfarlani, Microtus oeconomus anikini, Microtus oeconomus arenicola, Microtus oeconomus dauricus, Microtus oeconomus elymocetes, Microtus oeconomus gilmorei, Microtus oeconomus hahlovi, Microtus oeconomus kjusjurensis, Microtus oeconomus montium-caelestinum, Microtus oeconomus shantaricus, Microtus oeconomus suntaricus, Microtus oeonomus naumovi, Microtus operarius endoecus, Microtus petshorae, Microtus ratticeps, Microtus ratticeps altaicus, Microtus ratticeps mehelyi, Microtus ratticeps montiumcaelestinum, Microtus ratticeps petshorae, Microtus sitkensis, Microtus tshuktshorum, Microtus uchidae, Microtus unalascensis, Microtus unalascensis popofensis, Microtus yakutatensis, Mus oeconomus, Mus oeconomus kamtschaticus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Northern voleEnglish
  • Root voleEnglish
  • Root voleEnglish
  • Root vole, tundra voleEnglish
  • Nordische WühlmausGerman
  • lapinmyyräFinnish
  • Campagnol nordiqueFrench
  • fjellrotteNorwegian Bokmål
  • fjellmarkmusNorwegian Bokmål
  • duottarmuolddatNorthern Sami

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Relatives of the tundra vole

Other species in the same genus Microtus.

LC, Least Concern
Social vole (Microtus socialis)

Social vole

Microtus socialis

Cricetidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the tundra vole?

An adult tundra vole weighs 33.1 g – 35 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the tundra vole endangered?

The tundra vole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the tundra vole live?

The tundra vole has a recorded lifespan of 1.8 years.

How long is the tundra vole pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 21.6 days.

What kind of animal is the tundra vole?

The tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus) belongs to the family Cricetidae in the order Rodentia.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{tundra_vole_2026,
  title = {Tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tundra-vole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}