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Voles
Microtus
Status
Common
Size
Total length: about 4½–7 inches; weight: to about 2 ounces
Distribution
Statewide
Voles are small, stocky mouselike rodents. There are three species in Missouri, all quite similar, including the prairie, woodland, and meadow vole. They build runway systems above and below ground and build nests out of woven grasses and other materials. They live in moist, low areas with thick grasses, and in drier grasslands near streams, lakes, or swamps.
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Editor - Angie Daly Morfeld
Associate Editor - Larry Archer
Photography Editor – Ben Nickelson
Staff Writer - Kristie Hilgedick
Staff Writer - Joe Jerek
Staff Writer – Dianne Van Dien
Designer - Marci Porter
Designer – Lyndsey Yarger
Photographer - Noppadol Paothong
Photographer - David Stonner
Circulation – Marcia Hale