YELLOW-CHEEKED VOLE, Microtus xanthognathus 



Range. — Central Alaska east to Hudson Bay, 

 north to the Arctic Coast, and south to the Cana- 

 dian prairie provinces. 



Habitat. — In conspicuous surface runways or 

 burrows in dry soil, among trees or slirubs. 



Form in Alaska. — This is a monotypic species. 



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