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The California vole is a medium-sized vole, and a typical member of its group in appearance. Males range from 152 to 196 mm (6.0 to 7.7 in) in head-body length, with a 42 to 58 mm (1.7 to 2.3 in) tail.
The woodland vole has a head and body length ranging between 3.25–4.75 in (83–121 mm) with a 0.5–1.5 in (13–38 mm) short tail. Its weight ranges between 0.5–1.3 oz (14–37 g). It has a brown (light or dark) dorsal region with a whitish or silvery underside.
The California interior chaparral and woodlands ecoregion extends from as far north as Shasta Lake in Northern California to as far south as the Santa Barbara Channel in Southern California. Despite being termed as "inland", this ecoregion features extensive coastline between the Central Coast towns of Goleta and San Simeon , as well as within ...
The Sonoma tree vole or California red tree mouse (Arborimus pomo) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. [2] The species is found in northwest California . [ 1 ] The preferred habitat for this primarily arboreal vole is old-growth Douglas-fir forests.
The California gnatcatcher is a small bird, endemic to this coastal ecoregion, which has been protected as its habitat is now designated an Important Bird Area. Other birds found here are the endemic Nutall's woodpecker ( Picoides nuttallii ) of the oak woodland, and the coastal populations of the protected cactus wren ( Campylorhynchus ...
Social vole (Microtus socialis) Transcaspian vole (Microtus transcaspicus) Subgenus Pedomys (not recognized by the ASM, listed in subgenus Pitymys) Prairie vole (M. ochrogaster) Subgenus Pitymys (includes the former subgenus Mynomes) Insular vole (Microtus abbreviatus) California vole (Microtus californicus) Gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus)
The western red-backed vole (Clethrionomys californicus) is a species of vole in the family Cricetidae. It is found in California and Oregon in the United States and lives mainly in coniferous forest. The body color is chestnut brown, or brown mixed with a considerable quantity of black hair gradually lightening on the sides and grading into a ...
The coast of California north of San Francisco contains the Northern California coastal forests (as defined by the WWF) and the southern section of the Coast Range ecoregion (as defined by the EPA). This ecoregion is dominated by redwood forest , containing the tallest and some of the oldest trees in the world.