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The short-tailed field vole is a small, dark brown rodent with a short tail, distinguishable from the closely related common vole (Microtus arvalis) by its darker, longer and shaggier hair and by its more densely haired ears. The head and body length varies between 8 and 13 centimetres (3.1 and 5.1 in) and the tail between 3 and 4 centimetres ...
The American short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is a major predator; eastern meadow voles avoid areas frequented by short-tailed shrews. [5] Other major mammalian predators include the badger ( Taxidea taxus ), striped skunk ( Mephitis mephitis ), weasels ( Mustela spp.), marten ( Martes americana ), domestic dog ( Canis familiaris ...
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.
Short-tailed field vole (Microtus agrestis) Mediterranean field vole (Microtus lavernedii) split from M. agrestis [3] Portuguese field vole (Microtus rozianus) split from M. agrestis [4] Subgenus Hyrcanicola (not recognized by the ASM, listed in subgenus Microtus) Schelkovnikov's pine vole (M. schelkovnikovi) Subgenus Iberomys. Cabrera's vole ...
Most arvicolines are small, furry, short-tailed voles or lemmings, but some, such as Ellobius and Hyperacrius, are well adapted to a fossorial lifestyle. Others, such as Ondatra, Neofiber, and Arvicola, have evolved larger body sizes and are associated with an aquatic lifestyle.
The gray-tailed vole is a small mammal in the middle of the size range for voles in general. [4] The fur on the back is yellowish-brown or yellowish-gray. [4] They have a short tail, black or brown above and grayish below. [4] The young have gray fur on the underside and a darker, "sooty" gray on the back. [8]
The northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) is the largest shrew in the genus Blarina, [3] and occurs in the northeastern region of North America. [4] It is a semifossorial, highly active, and voracious insectivore and is present in a variety of habitats like broadleaved and pine forests among shrubs and hedges as well as grassy river banks. [5]
The northern mole vole is a small mammal about 130 mm (5.1 in) long with a short tail, weighing up to 70 g. The females are slightly larger than the males. The body is wedge-shaped, the head flat, the neck short and the musculature of the forelimbs strongly developed. It has short, dense, brownish fur somewhat paler on the underparts.