Duke of Bedford's vole
The Duke of Bedford's vole (Proedromys bedfordi) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.The dorsal fur is long and a dull shade of mid-brown, the underparts are whitish-grey.The skull is robust, the broad incisors are recurved and have grooves on their outer surfaces, and the molars have no roots and continue to grow throughout the animal's life.[4] The Duke of Bedford's vole is a rare species and is known from only three localities in China; two of these are in southern Gansu Province and northern Sichuan Province, and the third is the Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, where the vole was discovered for the first time in 2003.The main threat it faces is the destruction of its mountain habitat by logging or conversion to cropland.