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The eastern meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), [2] sometimes called the field mouse or meadow mouse, is a North American vole found in eastern Canada and the United States. Its range extends farther south along the Atlantic coast.
The western meadow vole (Microtus drummondii) is a species of North American vole found in western North America, the midwestern United States, western Ontario, Canada, and formerly in Mexico. It was previously considered conspecific with the eastern meadow vole ( M. pennsylvanicus ), but genetic studies indicate that it is a distinct species.
Voles thrive on small plants yet, like shrews, they will eat dead animals and, like mice and rats, they can live on almost any nut or fruit. In addition, voles target plants more than most other small animals, making their presence evident. Voles readily girdle small trees and ground cover much like a porcupine. This girdling can easily kill ...
East European vole (Microtus mystacinus) Altai vole (Microtus obscurus) split from M. arvalis [7] Paradox vole (Microtus paradoxus) East European gray vole (Microtus rossiaemeridionalis) split from M. mystacinus [8] Schidlovsky's vole (Microtus schidlovskii) Social vole (Microtus socialis) Transcaspian vole (Microtus transcaspicus)
The gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus) also known as the gray-tailed meadow vole or gray-tailed meadow mouse, is a rodent in the genus Microtus (small-eared "meadow voles") of the family Cricetidae. Voles are small mammals, and this species lies roughly in the middle of their size range.
Meadow vole had been seen along the edge of wet areas at Hoosier Prairie. The white-footed mouse and the northern short-tailed shrew also in abundance. Other mammals were prairie deer mice, common raccoons, meadow vole, and meadow jumping mouse. Sign of the eastern mole, the woodchuck, the common raccoon and the white-tailed deer were seen. [6]
Rock vole: Microtus chrotorrhinus: Rare Northeast Meadow vole: Microtus pennsylvanicus: Common Statewide Woodland vole: Microtus pinetorum: Common Statewide Southern bog lemming: Synaptomys cooperi: Uncommon Statewide Southern red-backed vole: Clethrionomys gapperi: Common Statewide Muskrat: Ondatra zibethicus: Common Statewide
Rock vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus. Distribution: northern Maine, northern New Hampshire, northern Vermont. Subspecies: Microtus chrotorrhinus chrotorrhinus according to Hall (1981) and Whitaker and Hamilton (1998). Beach vole, Microtus breweri. Distribution: Muskeget Island, Massachusetts. Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus Meadow vole