Are red-backed voles endangered?
Are red-backed voles endangered?
| Southern red-backed vole | |
|---|---|
| Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
Can the southern red-backed vole fight?
Red-backed voles are solitary, and do not let other red-backed voles near their homes. They fight with other species as well.
What is an interesting fact about the southern red-backed vole?
Fun Facts: Southern Red-backed Voles tend to hop rather than run; they are also very good jumpers and climbers.
Where does the southern red-backed vole live?
The southern red-backed vole lives in coniferous or mixed forests, bogs and swamps. It usually makes its nest under tree roots, logs, or brush piles.
How big is a meadow vole?
1.5 ozAdult
Eastern meadow vole/Mass
What do voles do?
Voles are mostly herbivorous, feeding on a variety of grasses, herbaceous plants, bulbs, and tubers. They eat bark and roots of trees, usually in fall or winter. Voles store seeds and other plant matter in underground chambers. Voles are poor climbers and usually don’t enter homes or other buildings.
How big is a red-backed vole?
between 70 and 112 mm
The head and body length of red-backed voles varies between 70 and 112 mm. The tail is 25 to 60 mm long. On average, they weigh 20.57 g, but individuals weighing between 6 and 42 g have been recorded. Red-backed voles have dense, long, soft fur in winter but this changes to shorter, coarser fur in summer.
What is the scientific name for a red-backed vole?
Myodes
Red-backed vole/Scientific names
Back to the future: the proper name for red-backed voles is Clethrionomys Tilesius and not Myodes Pallas.
Can meadow voles swim?
Primarily terrestrial and active all year, meadow voles can swim but have never been seen climbing. They are more active during the day in habitats with dense cover and at night when temperatures are high.
Can a vole swim?
Fun Facts. Many vole species are skilled swimmers. In fact, the European water vole can swim up to 50 ft. underwater.
Where do voles go in the winter?
During the winter, voles move about under the protection of snow cover and create unique surface runway systems with numerous burrow openings. Runways are 1 to 2 inches in width, and vegetation near well-traveled runways is often clipped near the ground.
What are the Predators of the northern red backed voles?
Some predators of northern red-backed voles include American marten (Martes americana), Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), raccoon (Procyon lotor), short-tail weasel (Mustela erminea), coyote (Canis latrans), and probably most other predators of small mammals that occur within the range of northern red-backed voles.
What is the size of a red-backed vole?
Size: The head and body length of red-backed voles varies between 70 and 112 mm. The tail is 25 to 60 mm long. Weighs between 6 and 42 grams
Do red-backed voles care for their young?
However, because they are mammals, we know that the mother provides some care for the young. Mothers nurse their offspring for 17 to 21 days after birth, and provide the young with a protective nest in which to live. It is not known whether males help to care for the young. Red-backed voles can live 20 months in the wild.
Where do red backed voles live in the Adirondacks?
The southern red-backed vole occurs in all terrestrial habitats of the Adirondacks including alpine tundra, bogs, and swamp edges, and at all elevations.
