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Eastern meadow voles are active year-round [8] [9] and day or night, with no clear 24-hour rhythm in many areas. [10] Most changes in activity are imposed by season, habitat, cover, temperature, and other factors. Eastern meadow voles have to eat frequently, and their active periods (every two to three hours) are associated with food digestion.
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.
Many predators eat voles, including martens, owls, hawks, falcons, coyotes, bobcats, [3] foxes, [4] raccoons, squirrels, snakes, weasels, domestic cats and lynxes. Vole bones are often found in the pellets of the short-eared owl, [5] the northern spotted owl, [6] the saw-whet owl, [7] the barn owl, the great gray owl, [8] and the northern pygmy ...
Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus, open forests, meadows, along streams, marshy areas Southern red-backed vole , Clethrionomys gapperi , coniferous forests Water vole , Microtus richardsoni , high elevation stream and lake edges
Microtus is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails.
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
Image credits: @twcuddleston Aside from population control, cats have basic needs that owners should be mindful of. “They require a proper diet, mental stimulation, and a safe space to roam and ...
Meadow vole (ᐊᕕᙵᕋᓛᖅ) Microtus pennsylvanicus [2] Northern red-backed vole (ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᕐᑯᓖᓕᒃ ᐊᕕᙵᕋᓛᖅ) Myodes rutilus [2] Brown rat (ulimakka) Rattus norvegicus (introduced) [2] [13] Sciuridae (ᓯᒃᓯᑦ) [2] Arctic ground squirrel (ᓯᒃᓯᒃ, siksik) Spermophilus parryii ...