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  2. Vole - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Eastern meadow vole - Wikipedia

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    Eastern meadow voles are active year-round [8] [9] and day or night, with no clear 24-hour rhythm in many areas. [10] Most changes in activity are imposed by season, habitat, cover, temperature, and other factors. Eastern meadow voles have to eat frequently, and their active periods (every two to three hours) are associated with food digestion.

  4. Moles vs. Voles: How to Tell the Difference Between These ...

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    The animal may tunnel to root systems, eating the roots and chewing the main stem just above the ground. "To protect an area from a vole infestation, a wire fence with a mesh of 1/4 inch or ...

  5. Woodland vole - Wikipedia

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    Woodland voles live in family groups in burrow systems in home ranges around 14.75-17.75 in (40–45 cm). [4] The burrows are exclusive to the family groups, however a group usually does not need to defend its burrows as other voles usually will not invade them. [6]

  6. Prairie vole - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  7. Cricetidae - Wikipedia

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    The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea.It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice.At over 870 species, it is either the largest or second-largest family of mammals, and has members throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.

  8. Gray-tailed vole - Wikipedia

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    Information about the reproductive habits of gray-tailed voles is based on studies of captive animals. [17] In captivity, female voles as young as 18 days, weighing only 12.5 g (0.44 oz) are capable of reproducing. [17] Litters produced by these younger females result in larger litters, newborns of smaller mass, and lower rates of newborn survival.

  9. European water vole - Wikipedia

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    The European water vole (Arvicola amphibius) or northern water vole is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat , though it only superficially resembles a true rat . [ 3 ] Water voles have rounder noses than rats, deep brown fur, chubby faces and short fuzzy ears; unlike rats their tails, paws and ears are covered with ...