They are somewhat similar in appearance to lemmings. They have chunky bodies with short legs and a very short tail which is covered in fur and lighter below. They have fluffy dull grey fur with lighter underparts. They range from 11 to 14 cm in length with a tail length of around 1.8-2.7 cm and a mass of around 21-39 g.[2]
These animals are found in dry open brushy areas in the western United States and southern parts of western Canada. They feed on grasses and leaves in summer and sagebrush, bark and twigs in winter. Predators include owls, coyotes, bobcats and weasels.
Female voles have 5 or more litters of 4 to 6 young in a year. The young are born in a nest in a burrow.
They are active year-round, day and night, but are usually more active near sunrise and sunset. They make trails through the surface vegetation and also dig burrows with many entrances. They burrow under the snow in winter. These animals are often found in colonies.
Referencesedit
^Linzey, A.V. & Hammerson, G. (NatureServe) (2008). "Lemmiscus curtatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2009.old-form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
^Pattie, Donald L. (1999). Mammals of Alberta. Fisher, Chris C. (Christopher Charles), 1970-. Edmonton: Lone Pine Pub. ISBN1551052091. OCLC 43275742.
November 12, 2023
sagebrush, vole, sagebrush, vole, lemmiscus, curtatus, tiny, vole, found, western, north, america, this, only, member, genus, lemmiscus, temporal, range, middle, pleistocene, recentconservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, euk. The sagebrush vole Lemmiscus curtatus is a tiny vole found in western North America This is the only member of genus Lemmiscus Sagebrush voleTemporal range Middle Pleistocene RecentConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder RodentiaFamily CricetidaeSubfamily ArvicolinaeTribe MicrotiniGenus LemmiscusThomas 1912Species L curtatusBinomial nameLemmiscus curtatus Cope 1868 They are somewhat similar in appearance to lemmings They have chunky bodies with short legs and a very short tail which is covered in fur and lighter below They have fluffy dull grey fur with lighter underparts They range from 11 to 14 cm in length with a tail length of around 1 8 2 7 cm and a mass of around 21 39 g 2 These animals are found in dry open brushy areas in the western United States and southern parts of western Canada They feed on grasses and leaves in summer and sagebrush bark and twigs in winter Predators include owls coyotes bobcats and weasels Female voles have 5 or more litters of 4 to 6 young in a year The young are born in a nest in a burrow They are active year round day and night but are usually more active near sunrise and sunset They make trails through the surface vegetation and also dig burrows with many entrances They burrow under the snow in winter These animals are often found in colonies References edit Linzey A V amp Hammerson G NatureServe 2008 Lemmiscus curtatus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008 Retrieved 5 June 2009 old form url Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern Pattie Donald L 1999 Mammals of Alberta Fisher Chris C Christopher Charles 1970 Edmonton Lone Pine Pub ISBN 1551052091 OCLC 43275742 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sagebrush vole amp oldid 1183337512, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
