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A new meadow mouse (Microtus ochrogaster taylori) from Meade County, Kansas. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 29:255-268. Hill, J. E., and C. W. Hibbard 1943. Ecological differentiation between two harvest mice (Reithrodontomys) in western Kansas. J. Mamm.
ABBREVIATION : MIPE COMMON NAMES : meadow vole meadow mouse field mouse TAXONOMY : The currently accepted scientific name for meadow vole is Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord).
In most cases, the meadow mouse or vole, predominates in their diet. With their keen night vision and acute hearing abilities, barn owls can locate mice in the grass during the darkest of nights.
Also known as:
Richardson's Water Vole, Richardson Vole, Richardson's Meadow Vole, Richardson Meadow Mouse, Water Rat, Big-footed Mouse, Giant Water Vole
Sexual Dimorphism:
Males are larger than females.
In North America the name field mouse (or meadow mouse) is applied to voles. South American field mice belong to the genus Akodon, with about sixty species distributed among a wide variety of habitats, including human dwellings.
 See also: Mouse, Meadow Vole, Vole, Mice, Burro
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