{"id":524,"date":"2012-06-19T13:41:44","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T17:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/209.240.158.253\/wordpress\/?p=524"},"modified":"2022-10-05T10:53:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:53:58","slug":"woodland-vole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/woodland-vole\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodland Vole*"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Microtus pinetorum<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/smaspecies\/images\/woodlandvole.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" border=\"0\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo credit: www.mnh.si.edu\/<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ID<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Small eyes and small ears, which are often hidden by fur<\/li>\n<li>Soft, short, dense fur<\/li>\n<li>Bright brown or chestnut upperpart with lighter sides and a belly of dusky to silvery gray<\/li>\n<li>Five tubercles on the soles of the hind feet (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Distribution<\/h2>\n<div>\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/M.-pinetorum.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload none\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20150%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/M.-pinetorum-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/m.pinetorum.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload none\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20150%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/m.pinetorum-150x150.gif\" alt=\"Credit: Smithsonian Institution\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Reproduction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Breeding season lasts from early March well into November<\/li>\n<li>Gestation lasts for 20 \u2013 24 days producing litters of 1 to 5 young<\/li>\n<li>Females can produce one to four litters per year (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Behavior<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Active day or night, but spends the majority of its time in burrows, only really coming out into open air to move from one burrow to another<\/li>\n<li>Usually at least stay beneath leaf litter when moving around (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Food Habits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Roots and stems of grasses, fruits, seeds, mast, bark (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Size\/Life Cycle<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Average measurements: 121 mm (total length), 14-37 g (total weight) (Smithsonian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Predators<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Most anything, given the rare opportunity (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Habitat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Highly variable<\/li>\n<li>Deciduous forest in moist, friable soils in which they can burrow easily (Whitaker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microtus pinetorum ID Small eyes and small ears, which are often hidden by fur Soft, short, dense fur Bright brown or chestnut upperpart with lighter sides and a belly of dusky to silvery gray Five tubercles on the soles of the hind feet (Whitaker) Distribution \u00a0\u00a0 Reproduction Breeding season lasts from early March well into November Gestation lasts for 20 \u2013 24 days producing litters of 1 to 5 young Females can produce one to 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