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Fri, 25 May, 2012
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? Vole |
Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus
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Genera
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Microtus
Myodes
Phenacomys
Lagurus
Arvicola
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A vole is a small rodent resembling a mouse but with a stouter body; a shorter, hairy tail; and smaller ears and eyes.
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Contents
Description
Habitat
Range
Diet
Predators
Age
Popular Culture
Description - Contents
Most vole species have rootless molars that fold into a series of triangles. Voles are one of the few rodents whose molars continue to grow during their entire life. There is little to distinguish a vole from a lemming.All rodents have incisors that grow continuously.Adult voles, depending on the species, are three to seven inches long.
Habitat - Contents
Voles live in a variety of environments. The North American meadow vole lives in networks of above-ground "runways" in grassy areas, as well as underground burrows. California's red vole lives in the tree tops.
Range - Contents
Sometimes known as field mice in America, approximately 70 species of voles can be found in Europe, Asia, North Africa and North America.
Diet - Contents
Depending on the species, the Vole's diet consists of seeds, tubers, conifers needles, bark, various green vegetation such as grass and clover, and insects.
Predators - Contents
Most carnivores such as wolves, owls, hawks, coyotes, foxes, weasels, and cats eat voles.
Age - Contents
The average life of a vole is between 3-6 months. Voles rarely live longer than 12 months. The longest lifespan of a vole ever recorded was 18 months.
Popular Culture - Contents
The character of Ratty in The Wind in the Willows is actually a water vole, not a rat.
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