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The western meadow vole (Microtus drummondii) is a species of North American vole found in western North America, the midwestern United States, western Ontario, Canada, and formerly in Mexico. It was previously considered conspecific with the eastern meadow vole ( M. pennsylvanicus ), but genetic studies indicate that it is a distinct species.
The California vole (Microtus californicus) is a type of vole [2] which lives throughout much of California and part of southwestern Oregon. It is also known as the "California meadow mouse", a misnomer as this species is a vole, not a mouse. It averages 172 mm (6.8 in) in length although this length varies greatly between subspecies.
The genus is also called "meadow voles". [1] Microtus skulls (Bailey, 1900) Microtus skull bases (Bailey, 1900) There is some disagreement on the definitive list of species in this genus, and which subgenera are recognized. The American Society of Mammalogists recognizes the following 60 species, with discrepancies as noted: [2] Subgenus ...
The western red-backed vole (Clethrionomys californicus) is a species of vole in the family Cricetidae. It is found in California and Oregon in the United States and lives mainly in coniferous forest. The body color is chestnut brown, or brown mixed with a considerable quantity of black hair gradually lightening on the sides and grading into a ...
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 western meadow vole, Florida salt marsh vole, and beach vole were formerly considered regional variants or subspecies of M. pennsylvanicus, but have all since been designated as distinct species. The eastern meadow vole is active year-round, usually at night.
Mynomes is a North American subgenus of voles in the genus Microtus. Species in this subgenus are: Gray-tailed vole, M. canicaudus; Western meadow vole M. drummondii; Florida salt marsh vole M. dukecampbelli; Montane vole, M. montanus; Creeping vole, M. oregoni; Eastern meadow vole, M. pennsylvanicus; Townsend's vole, M. townsendii
Microtus schelkovnikovi - Schelkovnikov's pine vole; Subgenus Mynomes. Microtus breweri - beach vole; Microtus canicaudus - gray-tailed vole; Microtus drummondi - Western meadow vole; Microtus dukecampbelli - Florida salt marsh vole; Microtus montanus - montane vole; Microtus oregoni - creeping vole; Microtus pennsylvanicus - meadow vole