meadow vole
meadow mouse
Microtus pennsylvaticus

These nests are often lined with the fur of meadow voles.

Male meadow voles with good spatial skills are more likely to be able to survive and reproduce.

The meadow voles and shrews reflect the former fields rather than the current shrubs.

Other mammals include the meadow vole, woodchuck and the prairie deer mouse.

Few animals use this habitat, such as meadow voles and common raccoons.

The meadow vole is active year-round, usually at night.

In Canada, meadow voles are active the first few hours after dawn and during the two- to four-hour period before sunset.

In most areas, meadow voles clearly prefer habitat with dense vegetation.

Edge effects in patches of this size were not found, suggesting meadow voles are edge-tolerant.

Very few meadow voles are found in forest or woodland areas.