Western red-backed vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Myodes 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 western red-backed vole live?

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

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

What kind of animal is the western red-backed vole?

The western red-backed vole (Myodes californicus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Myodes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the western red-backed vole

The western red-backed vole (Clethrionomys californicus) is a species of vole in the family Cricetidae. It is found in California and Oregon in the United States and lives mainly in coniferous forest. The body color is chestnut brown, or brown mixed with a considerable quantity of black hair gradually lightening on the sides and grading into a buffy-gray belly, with an indistinct reddish stripe on the back and a bicolored tail about half as long as the head and body.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western red-backed vole (revision 1370278027), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1765549 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).