Microtus ochrogaster (Prairie Vole)

Counties where this species is known to occur are highlighted in blue. Click here to enlarge map. Habitat: Grasslands and prairies. Habits: The Prairie Vole makes extensive runway systems and underground burrow systems. Inside are fresh cuttings of grass, droppings, nests, and caches of food. The diet consists primarily of grass. They are active in the daytime and at night. Populations of Prairie Voles may cycle every 2 years so that some years few individuals per acre are found and in other years hundreds are found.

Artiodactyla

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Carnivora

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Chiroptera

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Didelphimorphia

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Insectivora

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Lagomorpha

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Rodentia

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Xenarthra

Scientific Names - Common Names

For more information, view the Mammalian Species account for this species. Search the OMNH Collections for Microtus ochrogaster.