Common Name
Singing Vole
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Microtus miurus
Status
Lower Risk
States
Alaska
Distribution
Alaska, except the central portion and Alaska Peninsula; eastwards through much of Yukon Territory to westernmost Northwest Territories and extreme NW British Columbia, Canada
Notes
Active day or night. Unlike most voles, is semicolonial and may squeak to warn other about approaching danger. Lives in well-drained tundra, usually near running water.