Common Name
Townsend's Vole
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Microtus townsendii
Status
Lower Risk (cd) as M. t. cowani, otherwise Lower Risk (nt)
States
California
Oregon
Washington
Distribution
Wet meadows and marshes of Pacific Northwest, from extreme SW British Columbia, Canada, to NW California, USA, including Vancouver and neighboring islands
Notes
Active by day or night; swims well and can occupy seasonally flooded areas. Eats grass, clover and rushes. Habitat is wet fields, marshes, stream banks and other areas with dense grass; seldom found in forests.