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The eastern meadow vole is an important food source for many predators, and disperses mycorrhizal fungi. It is a major consumer of grass and disperses grass nutrients in its feces. [ 31 ] After disruptive site disturbances such as forest or meadow fires, the meadow vole's activities contribute to habitat restoration. [ 31 ]
The meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) is the most widely distributed mouse in the family Zapodidae.Its range extends from the Atlantic coast in the east to the Great Plains west, and from the arctic tree lines in Canada and Alaska to the north, and Georgia, Alabama, Arizona, and New Mexico to the south. [2]
Moles, gophers, mice, rats and even shrews have similar characteristics and behavioral tendencies. 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.
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Mousefood consists of the roots of various tundra plants which are cached by voles, lemmings, or occasionally weasels in burrows. People forage and eat the food that the "mice" have harvested and stored. [1]
Evidence of mice and live cockroaches, as well as cut electrical wires protruding from a connection box, were found at a Springfield restaurant during an Oct. 23 inspection, according to the ...
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Common foods of the gray-tailed vole in the wild are thought to be grasses, clover, wild onion, and false dandelion. [5] Published claims that the voles are omnivorous lack references or evidence. [4] Although gray-tailed voles are now described as common, Bailey reported them to be so scarce that few specimens were available. [12]