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Western Meadow Vole

Microtus drummondii

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Minnesota.January 13, February 20, March 4, April 15, May 8, June 5, July 11, August 11, September 11, October 9, November 7, December 15.
Minnesota413
Manitoba148
Wisconsin101
Illinois86
Alberta78
Utah34
British Columbia34
Colorado32
Ontario22
North Dakota19

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilyHamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies · Cricetidae
GenusMeadow Voles · Microtus

Sources

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Practise Western Meadow Vole with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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