VOLE (vohl)
A
small rodent similar to a mouse but having a shorter tail and
heavier body
Common clues: Short-tailed rodent; Lemming kin;
Meadow
mouse; Mouselike critter; Mouse's cousin
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
once a year
Frequency
in English language:
25450 / 86800
Video: Trapping
voles in the garden
A vole is a small rodent resembling a mouse but with a stouter body, a shorter, hairy tail, and smaller ears and eyes. Most vole species have rootless molars that fold into a series of triangles. Voles are one of the few rodents whose molars continue to grow during their entire life.
Meadow
Vole
Voles live in a variety of environments. The North American Meadow Vole lives in networks of above-ground "runways" in grassy areas, as well as underground burrows. California's Red Tree Vole lives in the treetops.
The average life of a vole is between 3–6 months. Voles rarely live longer than 12 months. The longest lifespan of a vole ever recorded was 18 months.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Vole".
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