Species: Microtus oregoni
Creeping Vole
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Microtus
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
campagnol d'Oregon
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Mammals - Rodents
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae - Microtus - See Musser and Carleton (in Wilson and Reeder 2005) for discussion of relationships.
Ecology and Life History
Migration
true - false - false
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Eats primarily green vegetation (presumably both forbs and grasses); also eats fungi.
Reproduction Comments
Breeds mainly Mar.-Sept. in OR and British Columbia. Gestation ca. 23 days. Females estimated to produce maximum of 4 or 5 litters/yr., with approximately 3-4 young/litter.
Length
16
Weight
31
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-11-13
Global Status Last Changed
1996-11-13
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Southwestern British Columbia south through western Washington and western Oregon to northwestern California.