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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 ]
In southeastern Montana, western meadow voles were the second-most abundant small mammal (after deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus) in riparian areas within big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)-buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides) habitats. [5] Western meadow voles are listed as riparian-dependent vertebrates in the Snake River drainage of Wyoming.
The meadow jumping mouse has many predators including owls, foxes, hawks, and weasels. [2] There are also other predators which have been spotted having meadow jumping mice either in their stomachs, or in their mouths. Examples of such creatures are common house cats, a northern pike, rattlesnakes, and a green frog (Lithobates clamitans). [5]
Mice contaminate food, chew up everything in sight, and spread illnesses through their urine, saliva, and droppings, says Sheldon Owen, a wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University.
Voles, or meadow mice, can cause damage to conifer plantation seedlings. [14] The potential for vole infestation is highest when the land has ample grass and undergrowth coverage; which is often found in plantations and sites that are on old pastures that already have a large vole population. [14]
If you believe your home could be infested with mice, call a pest control professional immediately. You can also fight off infestations with these chemical-free ways to get rid of household pests .
While clams are their preferred food, the sinuous sea creatures were more than happy to chow down on the crabs. As they did, a positive feedback loop began, what biologists call a trophic cascade.
The Preble's meadow jumping mouse has been documented in eleven Wyoming and Colorado counties, as far north as Wyoming's Converse to Colorado's El Paso in the south. In Colorado, known habitat areas include the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, South Boulder Creek and the St. Vrain Valley.