vole
Stubby-tailed burrower
A vole is a small rodent resembling a mouse but with a stouter body, shorter tail, and smaller ears.
Voles live in meadows and fields, where they tunnel through grass and soil, often damaging lawns and gardens: The garden was riddled with vole holes.
They're sometimes called meadow mice or field mice.
Enclosed underground route
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
- denPrivate room or lair
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
runway · underground · excavate · hole · shelter · dig · subterranean · warren
Nocturnal feathered predator
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- foxCunning wild canine
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- weaselSmall elongated predator
stoat · kestrel · heron · shrike · marten · badger · coyote · cat
Plant-only consumer
- grazerHerbivore eating low vegetation
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- barkSharp canine vocalization
- bulbsUnderground plant storage
seeds · grasses · tubers · gnaw · nibble · browse · vegetation · clover
Small gnawing mammal
- shrewIll-tempered woman, or insectivore
- lemmingSmall arctic rodent
- muskratSemiaquatic North American rodent
- hamsterSmall burrowing pet rodent
gerbil · rat · chipmunk · squirrel · gopher · marmot · woodchuck · pika
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
chamber · runway · underground · excavate · hole · shelter · dig · subterranean · warren · soil
owl
Nocturnal feathered predator
weasel · stoat · kestrel · heron · shrike · marten · badger · coyote · cat · raptor
herbivore
Plant-only consumer
- grazerHerbivore eating low vegetation
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- barkSharp canine vocalization
bulbs · seeds · grasses · tubers · gnaw · nibble · browse · vegetation · clover · sedge
mouse
Small gnawing mammal
- shrewIll-tempered woman, or insectivore
- lemmingSmall arctic rodent
- muskratSemiaquatic North American rodent
hamster · gerbil · rat · chipmunk · squirrel · gopher · marmot · woodchuck · pika · dormouse
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
tundra · wetland · marsh · pasture · orchard · heathland · woodland · steppe · riparian · agricultural
furry
Covered in soft hair
short-tailed · beady-eyed · brown · gray · soft · fuzzy · pelage · stocky · compact · tiny
- Cricetidshamster, lemming, lemmings, golden hamster, dwarf hamster
- forest lifesquirrel, fox, rabbit, owl, woodpecker
- Arctic animalsarctic fox, arctic tern, polar bear, musk ox, caribou
- British Wildlifered deer, badgers, grey squirrel, foxes, otter
- Burrowersaardvark, aardvarks, badger, badgers, gopher
- Eastern wildlifewhite-tailed deer, raccoon, red fox, gray squirrel, chipmunk
- water volesAquatic rodent species
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