Zaisan mole vole
The face and the crown of the head are dark brown and the external ears are reduced to a fleshy ridge.[2][4] The range of the Zaisan mole vole includes Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, southeastern Kazakhstan, northern Xinjiang (China), northwestern, central and south-eastern Mongolia and Tuva (Russia).These mole voles burrow using their incisors and upward movements of their head to push their way through loose soil.At night, they forage over a wide area and feed largely on roots, bulbs and tubers.The gestation period is 26 days, with each litter consisting of three to seven offspring which remain in the nest until they are weaned at two months of age.