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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.
Meadow vole habitat devoid of tree cover and grasses dominated the herb layer. [11] with low tolerance for habitat variation (i. e., a species that is intolerant of variations in habitat, is restricted to few habitats, and/or uses habitats less evenly than tolerant species). [11] In most areas, meadow voles clearly prefer habitat with dense ...
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.
Slightly larger than moles, voles are 5 to 8 inches long and resemble field mice with short tails, compact heavy bodies, small eyes, and partially hidden ears, says Smith.
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 ...
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
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
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]