Common Name
Sagebrush Vole
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Lemmiscus curtatus
Status
Lower Risk
States
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
Nevada
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Distribution
Sagebrush steppe and desert from S Alberta and SE Saskatchewan, Canada, south to EC California and NW Colorado, including the Columbia Basin of interior Oregon and Washington
Notes
Mainly crepuscular, but can be active at any time. Lives colonially in a shared burrow system, usually built under cover with multiple entrances. Habitat is dry areas with sagebrush or rabbitbrush, on stony soil. May use "cow chips" as temporary shelter.