Vertebrate: Voles | Hortsense | Washington State University
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Biology. The Pacific Northwest hosts about 16 vole species. These native rodents are important food sources for hawks, owls and other predators but a few species can cause serious damage to yards and gardens.
Red tree vole - Wikipedia
WEBThe red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) is a rodent of the Pacific Northwest, found in the US states of Oregon and California. They were formerly known as Phenacomys longicaudus and have also been called the red tree mouse.
WEBTree voles are associated with old coniferous forests (≥80 years old) that are structurally complex, but are often found in young forests (<80 years old), especially in unthinned young forests adjacent to old forest. Throughout much of their range, tree voles primarily forage and nest in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and occasionally in
Meadow Voles - Integrated Pest Management | UI Extension
WEBSeveral species of voles exist in the Pacific Northwest. It can be difficult to distinguish among them. The meadow vole, or meadow mouse (Microtus pennsylvanicus), is the most common species in pastures, rangelands, crops and lawns.
Red Tree Vole - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WEBThe red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus) is an arboreal mouse-sized rodent found in western Oregon south to northwestern California, with the north Oregon coast distinct population segment (DPS) of red tree vole occurring in the …
Microtus canicaudus (Pacific Northwest Fauna) - iNaturalist
WEBVoles are small mammals, and this species lies roughly in the middle of their size range. First collected in 1895, it is endemic to the Willamette Valley, Oregon, and Clark County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
Red Tree Vole - Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center
WEBJun 12, 2017 · Many sales were modified and vole nests were buffered due to this grassroots effort to protect the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest. While they are not currently listed with the Endangered Species Act, red tree vole populations are declining due to clear-cutting and other non-sustainable forestry practices.
Fact Sheets | Hortsense | Washington State University
WEBVertebrate: Voles categories: Vertebrates revision date: 2022-12-28 12:00 Townsend’s volePhoto by: Dave Pehling Biology The Pacific Northwest hosts about 16 vole species. These native rodents are important food sources for hawks, owls and other predators but a few species can cause serious damage to yards and gardens.
Phylogeographic structure in long‐tailed voles (Rodentia: …
WEBAug 29, 2016 · At a regional scale along the long‐tailed vole's boundary in the Pacific northwest, significant structure reflects their dynamic expansion from multiple refugia concomitant with the contraction of glacial cover and as influenced by rising sea levels and isostatic rebound that played out over the complex topography of Pacific coastal North ...
Tardigrades in the Forest Canopy: Associations with Red Tree Vole …
WEBRed tree voles feed primarily on conifer needles and are considered the most canopy-dependent mammal in the Pacific Northwest (Carey 1996). They forage primarily at night when they harvest fresh branch tips and bring them to the nest, where they are stored for later consumption (Forsman et al. 2009).