Microtus pennsylvanicus - #3344
Eastern Meadow Vole
Litter huddling together in grass. Identification based on geography.
Geographic Distribution
Meadowlands interspersed across boreal and mixed coniferous-deciduous biomes of NE North America: Ontario to Labrador, including Newfoundland and Prince Edward Isl, Canada; NE USA from Ohio and Maine south through Appalachians and along eastern seaboard to N Georgia and South Carolina, USA
Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Microtus
Specific Epithet
pennsylvanicus
Image Location
USA, NY, Essex co., Lake Placid, Intervale Lowlands Preserve
Image Date
26 July 2014
Photographer
LL Master