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The short-tailed field vole is a small, dark brown rodent with a short tail, distinguishable from the closely related common vole (Microtus arvalis) by its darker, longer and shaggier hair and by its more densely haired ears. The head and body length varies between 8 and 13 centimetres (3.1 and 5.1 in) and the tail between 3 and 4 centimetres ...
Short-tailed field vole (Microtus agrestis) Mediterranean field vole (Microtus lavernedii) split from M. agrestis [3] Portuguese field vole (Microtus rozianus) split from M. agrestis [4] Subgenus Hyrcanicola (not recognized by the ASM, listed in subgenus Microtus) Schelkovnikov's pine vole (M. schelkovnikovi) Subgenus Iberomys. Cabrera's vole ...
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 ...
Peak eastern meadow vole abundance can exceed 1,482 eastern meadow voles per hectare (600/acre) in northern prairie wetlands. [15] Eastern meadow voles in optimal habitats in Virginia (old fields with dense vegetation) reached densities of 983/ha (398/ac); populations declined to 67/ha (27/ac) at the lowest point in the cycle. [7]
The woodland vole has a head and body length ranging between 3.25–4.75 in (83–121 mm) with a 0.5–1.5 in (13–38 mm) short tail. Its weight ranges between 0.5–1.3 oz (14–37 g). It has a brown (light or dark) dorsal region with a whitish or silvery underside.
Montane water vole, Arvicola monticola, A. scherman [n 2] LC; Southwestern water vole, Arvicola sapidus VU (Spain and France) Root vole, Alexandromys oeconomus LC; Middendorff's vole, Alexandromys middendorffii [2] NA ; Short-tailed field vole, Microtus agrestis LC and: [n 1] Mediterranean field vole, Microtus lavernedii [2]
Short-tailed field vole, Microtus agrestis LC [8] Common vole, Microtus arvalis LC [9] Orkney vole, M. a. orcadensis VU [6] Bank vole, Myodes glareolus LC [10] Family: Muridae (mice, rats, and kin) Wood mouse. Yellow-necked mouse, Apodemus flavicollis LC [11] Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus LC [12] St Kilda field mouse, A. s. hirtensis
Schelkovnikov's pine vole; Schidlovsky's vole; Short-tailed field vole; Singing vole; Social vole; T. Taiga vole; Tarabundí vole; Tatra pine vole; Terricola (subgenus)