Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,481
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The eastern meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), sometimes called the field mouse or meadow mouse, is a North American vole found in eastern Canada and the United States. Its range extends farther south along the Atlantic coast. The western meadow vole, Florida salt marsh vole, and beach vole were formerly considered regional variants or subspecies of M.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eastern meadow vole”.