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Unlike other voles, prairie voles are generally monogamous. The prairie vole is a notable animal model for studying monogamous behavior and social bonding because male and female partners form lifelong pair bonds, huddle and groom each other, share nesting and pup-raising responsibilities, and generally show a high level of affiliate behavior ...
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 ...
Insular vole, Microtus abbreviatus LC and: [n 3] Singing vole, Microtus miurus [n 12] LC; California vole, Microtus californicus [n 4] LC (ssp. scirpen: E) Gray-tailed vole, Microtus canicaudus [n 1] LC; Rock vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus [n 4] LC; Western meadow vole, Microtus drummondii NE; Florida salt marsh vole, Microtus dukecampbelli E
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.
The gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus) also known as the gray-tailed meadow vole or gray-tailed meadow mouse, is a rodent in the genus Microtus (small-eared "meadow voles") of the family Cricetidae. Voles are small mammals, and this species lies roughly in the middle of their size range.
The coyote (/ ˈ k aɪ. oʊ t / or / k aɪ ˈ oʊ t iː /) [12] (Canis latrans), also known as the American jackal or the prairie wolf, [13] is a species of canid found throughout North and Central America, ranging from Panama in the south, north through Mexico, the United States and Canada.
Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae. White-tailed antelope squirrel, Ammospermophilus leucurus; Golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis; Gunnison's prairie dog, Cynomys gunnisoni
American beaver Eastern gray squirrel Fox squirrel American red squirrel Southern flying squirrel White-tailed antelope squirrel Black-tailed prairie dog Yellow-bellied marmot Round-tailed ground squirrel Richardson's ground squirrel Eastern chipmunk Least chipmunk Northern pocket gopher Ord's kangaroo rat Singing vole White-footed mouse Hispid ...