California Vole
Microtus californicus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,458
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The California vole (Microtus californicus) is a type of vole 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “California vole”.