Pine Vole
Microtus pinetorum
Summary 5
The woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum) is a small vole found in eastern North America. It is also known as the pine vole.
Description 6
Fossil finds have helped document shifts in the geographic distribution of the Woodland Vole over the centuries. During the Pleistocene, when glaciers covered much of North America, this species ranged well into Texas and northern Mexico. As the climate warmed and the Southwest got drier, Woodland Voles, which prefer habitats with a thick leaf layer or dense grassy patches, became concentrated in the eastern United States. Other small mammals found in the same habitats as Woodland Voles include Jumping Mice, White-footed Mice, Deermice, Red-backed Voles, Prairie Voles, Meadow Voles, Smoky Shrews, and Short-tailed Shrews. Hairy-tailed Moles frequently share their burrow systems.
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- Wikimedia Commons, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Woodland_Vole_Microtus_Pinetorum.jpg
- (c) Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/ADW_mammals/Rodentia/pinetorum6732/medium.jpg
- (c) Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/ADW_mammals/Rodentia/pinetorum6733/medium.jpg
- (c) Biodiversity Heritage Library, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6227/6216710821_f7ef1a1121_o.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtus_pinetorum
- (c) Smithsonian Institution, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/6624797
