#0402 · 🦊 mammals

Western Meadow Vole

Microtus drummondii

🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © sacjackson · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Christian Artuso · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © clearbrookmlb · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Shawn Brescia · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Shawn Brescia · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Scott Greubel · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Division No. 6, CA-AB, CA:© Kristina Stephens · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Central Okanagan, BC, Canada:© David Bell · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Boulder County, CO, USA:© willem9 · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Boulder County, CO, USA:© James Beissel · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The western meadow vole ( Microtus drummondii ) is a species of North American vole found in western North America, the midwestern United States, western Ontario, Canada, and formerly in Mexico. It was previously considered conspecific with the eastern meadow vole ( M. pennsylvanicus ), but genetic studies indicate that it is a distinct species. It is sometimes called the field mouse or meadow mouse , although these common names can also refer to other species.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,045iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).