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Southern Red-backed Vole
Cricetidae Arvicolinae Clethrionomys gapperi
nocturnal/ does not hibernate
Woodland Vole
Cricetidae Arvicolinae Microtus pinetorum
Pests
Meadow Vole
Cricetidae Arvicolinae Microtus pennsylvanicus
Most widespread vole in VA
Muskrat
Cricetidae Arvicolinae Ondatra zibethicus
semiaquatic
Golden Mouse
Cricetidae Neotominae Ochrotomys nuttalii
Uses tail to grab branches while climbing
North American Deermouse
Cricetidae Neotominae Peromyscus maniculatus
Most abundant and widespread mammal in NA
White-footed Mouse
Cricetidae Neotominae Peromyscus leucopus
Habitat generalists
Eastern Harvest Mouse
Cricetidae Neotominae Reithrodontomys humulis
Nocturnal
Woodrat
Cricetidae Neotominae Neotoma spp.
loss of american chestnut and roundworm
Meadow Jumping Mouse
Zapodidae Zapus hudsonius
Hibernates for 6+ months
Colored belly
Woodland Jumping Mouse
Zapodidae Napaeozapus insignis
Hibernates for 6+ months
Microtus spp. skull
diastema is present in voles
Peromyscus spp.
The two holes on the palatine are closer to the incisors in peromyscus than Ochrotomys
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