Townsend's vole is found in the extreme west of North America. Its range extends from Vancouver Island, British Columbia southwards through Washington state and Oregon to Humboldt Bay in California. It occurs from sea level to altitudes of 1,830 m (6,000 ft) in the Olympic Mountains and 915 m (3,002 ft) in the Cascade Range. [1]

Townsend’s voles are burrowers, commonly building their nests with the entrances near water-ways. Burrows are used by these voles for breeding, as well as female living quarters. The dense grassland areas provide cover for Townsend’s voles. Townsend’s voles are located near oak woodlands, or mixed conifer forests near wetland marshes.

Townsend's vole (Microtus townsendii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, the sister species of M. canicaudus. It is found in temperate grasslands of British Columbia in Canada and in the states of Washington and Oregon in the United States.

Shaw Island Townsend’s voles are small mammals in the Cricetidae family. The vole has brown fur and a longer, dark colored tail. It is a medium-sized vole and shares many characteristics with the more common Townsend's vole.

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The Townsend's vole is a large vole with large ears that extend above the fur, a long brownish or blackish tail and brownish or blackish feet equipped with brown claws.

Townsend's vole (Microtus townsendii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, the sister species of M. canicaudus. It is found in temperate grasslands of British Columbia in Canada and in the states of Washington and Oregon in the United States.

The Townsend’s vole is a rodent known to thrive throughout wetlands and grassland meadows. Though considered one of the largest vole species around, adults typically weigh between 47 and 82.5 grams, and extend to a maximum length of 24 centimeters (9 inches).

Townsend Vole, Microtus townsedii. The Townsend’s Vole is a short-tailed rodent more than twice the size of a mouse. It thrives around wetlands and in grassland meadows. Voles feed on the roots of grasses, sedges, and other soft-stemmed plants, fallen seeds, and leaves.

Townsend's vole is found in the extreme west of North America. Its range extends from Vancouver Island, British Columbia southwards through Washington state and Oregon to Humboldt Bay in California. It occurs from sea level to altitudes of 1,830 m (6,000 ft) in the Olympic Mountains and 915 m (3,002 ft) in the Cascade Range. [1]