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The southern red-backed vole or Gapper's red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) is a small slender vole found in Canada and the northern United States.It is closely related to the western red-backed vole (Clethrionomys californius), which lives to the south and west of its range and which is less red with a less sharply bicolored tail.
At the same time, several species were moved to the genus Craseomys, so members of both genera are referred to as red-backed voles. [3] This genus was described by Johannes von Nepomuk Franz Xaver Gistel under the pseudonym "G. Tilesius". Some authors cite the taxonomic authority as "Gistel, 1850", whereas others still use "Tilesius, 1850". [4]
Southern red-backed vole, Myodes gapperi, dense forests, common Water vole , Microtus richardsoni , riparian, occasional Bushy-tailed woodrat , Neotoma cinerea , rocky slopes, common
With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States. The bobcat is an adaptable predator that inhabits wooded areas, as well as semi-desert, urban edge, forest edges and swampland environments. It persists in much of its original range and populations are healthy ...
Northern red-backed voles live in a variety of northern forest and shrubland habitats. [2] [4] They occur in every major forest type in central Alaska. [5]Plant species commonly found in areas occupied by northern red-backed voles include black spruce (Picea mariana), white spruce (Picea glauca), quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), paper birch (Betula papyrifera), alder (Alnus spp.), willow ...
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) [3] Ring-tailed cat (Bassariscus astutus) [3] Rock squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus) [3] Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis) [28] Silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) [3] Snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) [3] Southern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) [3] Spotted bat (Euderma ...
The height ranges between 18–21 mm (0.71–0.83 in). [citation needed] The species is closely related to the southern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi), which lives to the north and east of the range of this species, and is redder, with a more sharply bicolored tail.
Red-backed vole can refer to members of the following genera, formerly in the genus Myodes: Clethrionomys; Craseomys This page was last edited on 3 ...