Vole
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 Meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus | ||||||||||||
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A vole is a small rodent resembling a mouse but with a stouter body; a shorter, hairy tail; and smaller ears and eyes.
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Description
Most vole species have rootless molars that fold into a series of triangles. Voles are one of the few rodents whose molars continue to grow during their entire life.
All rodents have incisors that grow continuously.
Adult Voles, depending on the species, are three to seven inches long.
Habitat
Voles live in a variety of environments. The North American meadow vole lives in networks of above-ground "runways" in grassy areas, as well as underground burrows. California's red vole lives in the tree tops.
Range
Sometimes known as field mice in America, approximately 70 species of voles can be found in Europe, Asia, North Africa and North America.
Diet
Depending on the species, the Vole's diet consists of grain, tubers, conifers needles, bark, various green vegetation such as grass and clover, and insects.
Predators
Most carnivores such as owls, hawks, coyotes, foxes, weasels, and cats will eat voles.
Age
Voles rarely live longer than 12 months.
The term "vole" is sometimes used to refer to Microsoft. In addition, FanFiction.Net is sometimes referred to as the "Pit of Voles".