California vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the California vole lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Microtus californicus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the California vole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the California vole in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the California vole endangered?

The California vole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the California vole?

The California vole (Microtus californicus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Microtus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the California vole

The California vole (Microtus californicus) is a type of vole which lives throughout much of California and part of southwestern Oregon. It is also known as the "California meadow mouse", a misnomer as this species is a vole, not a mouse. It averages 172 mm (6.8 in) in length although this length varies greatly between subspecies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article California vole (revision 1370750984), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766467 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).