L. aga (Kastschenko, 1912) L. hangaicus (Bannikov, 1948) L. warringtoni (Miller, 1913)[2] Microtus brandti aga (Kastschenko, 1912) Microtus warringtoni (Miller, 1913)[3] Brandt's vole,[1] (Lasiopodomys brandtii), also known as the steppe vole, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

[4] Brandt's vole is found in Nei Mongol, Jilin, and Hebei provinces in north-east China,[2] in Mongolia and southern Transbaikalia in Russia.

Large stores of food are laid up before the winter and the energy intake of the voles seems to be correlated with the length of day.

Under this onslaught, the pastures can become very bare, poor subsoil can be brought to the surface by burrowing activities and coarse weeds can become established, seriously harming the grazing for domestic animals.

Nonshivering thermogenesis, decreased serum leptin levels, fat mobilization, and hyperphagia are all associated adaptations that the Brandt's voles undergoes in cold environments.