The gray-tailed vole also known as the gray-tailed meadow vole or gray-tailed meadow mouse, is a rodent in the genus Microtus of the family Cricetidae. Voles are small mammals, and this species lies r
Illustration of a related Microtus species
Prairie in the Willamette Valley, converted for agricultural use
Range of gray-tailed vole and dwarf meadow mice in Oregon
Microtus is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails. They ea
Gray-tailed vole
…The gray-tailed vole (Microtus canicaudus) also known as the gray-tailed meadow vole or gray-tailed meadow mouse, is a rodent in the genus Microtus (small-eared "meadow voles") of the family Cricetidae. Voles are small mammals, and this species lies roughly in the middle of their size range. First…
Microtus skulls (Bailey, 1900)
Microtus skull bases (Bailey, 1900)