Common Name: Meadow Vole
Scientific Name: Microtus pennsylvanicus
Habitat: Fields, meadows, and any place that provides low cover.
Diet: Herbivorous—grasses, sedges, tubers, roots, and bulbs.
Interesting Facts:
One of the most abundant and widespread mammals in the Commonwealth, it serves as prey for carnivores as tiny as the least weasel and as large as the black bear.