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The long-tailed vole are apprehensive of other voles. [12] They are found in areas inhabited by other microtines, but generally avoid contact. [13] The montane vole is a more aggressive animal and is known to displace them from their habitat. [4] The more long-tailed voles in a given area, the more aggressive the montane voles become. [4]
The last grizzly was killed in Oregon in 1931, according to some authorities. [15] Wolverine: Gulo gulo: Mustelidae Extirpated; occasional vagrants appear from neighboring states. Pacific marten: Martes caurina (Merriam, 1890) Mustelidae: American ermine: Mustela richardsonii: Mustelidae Long-tailed weasel: Neogale frenata: Mustelidae American ...
Cyrenaica vole (Microtus mustersi) split from M. guentheri [6] East European vole (Microtus mystacinus) Altai vole (Microtus obscurus) split from M. arvalis [7] Paradox vole (Microtus paradoxus) East European gray vole (Microtus rossiaemeridionalis) split from M. mystacinus [8] Schidlovsky's vole (Microtus schidlovskii) Social vole (Microtus ...
The red tree vole is a rodent in the family Cricetidae. [2] It is found only in coastal forests of Oregon and northern California. They feed exclusively on the needles of conifers, primarily Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), though they occasionally eat the needles of western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), grand fir (Abies grandis), and Bishop pine (Pinus ...
The creeping vole (Microtus oregoni), sometimes known as the Oregon meadow mouse, is a small rodent in the family Cricetidae. Ranging across the Pacific Northwest of North America, it is found in forests , grasslands , woodlands , and chaparral environments.
The western red-backed vole plays an important role as prey to a number of species, including martens, ermines, and long-tailed weasels. [3] The red tree vole, northern flying squirrel, and western red-backed vole may constitute more than 75% of the northern spotted owls diet. [5] No fossil remains have been identified yet. [3]
This species is similar in appearance to the larger taiga vole. It has short ears and a long tail which is paler underneath. The fur is greyish-brown with grey underparts and a yellowish nose. Its length averages 15 cm (5.9 in) long with a 5-cm tail, and it weighs about 39 g (1.4 oz).
The most convenient distinguishing feature of the Arvicolinae is the nature of their molar teeth, which have prismatic cusps in the shape of alternating triangles. These molars are an adaptation to a herbivorous diet in which the major food plants include a large proportion of abrasive materials such as phytoliths; the teeth get worn down by abrasion throughout the adult life of the animal and ...