Common Name
Red Tree Vole
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Arborimus longicaudus
Status
Lower Risk
States
California
Oregon
Distribution
Coastal area and Western Cascade Mountains, W Oregon
Notes
Nocturnal and highly arboreal; very rarely descends to the ground. Eats mainly Douglas fir needles, clipping a small branch and carrying it back to the nest. Makes very large, low nests on high branches. Lives in coniferous forest; favors old-growth Dougl