Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)

Meadow Voles are about 4 inches long with tails measuring 1.5 inches. Their backs and sides are grayish; their bellies are white. They build nests on the ground in clumps of grass. Voles eat grasses and plants and sometimes tree bark.
Photo courtesy of North Dakota Game and Fish

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