Sagebrush vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Lemmiscus curtatus
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 sagebrush vole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sagebrush 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 sagebrush vole endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the sagebrush vole?

The sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Lemmiscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sagebrush vole

The sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus) is a tiny vole found in western North America. It is the only member of the genus Lemmiscus.

They are somewhat similar in appearance to lemmings. They have chunky bodies with short legs and a very short tail which is covered in fur and lighter below. They have fluffy dull grey fur with lighter underparts. They range from 11 to 14 cm in length with a tail length of around 1.8-2.7 cm and a mass of around 21-39 g.

These animals are found in dry open brushy areas in the western United States and southern parts of western Canada. They feed on grasses and leaves in summer and sagebrush, bark and twigs in winter. Predators include owls, coyotes, bobcats and weasels.

Female voles have 5 or more litters of 4 to 6 young in a year. The young are born in a nest in a burrow.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sagebrush vole (revision 1315397680), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1762716 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).