Brian Callahan took this photo in his garden in the Valley of a California vole (Microtus californicus) that made an ...

The woodland vole shows many adaptations for its burrowing lifestyle. The fur is short, soft, and silky, almost mole-like in texture. The front feet and claws are larger than those of its relatives.

Perennial and grass foliage can add a lot of appeal to the winter landscape while being beneficial for overwintering ...

The Sonoma tree vole (Arborimus pomo) may not be as famous as the honey badger or the bald eagle, but this small creature holds its own unique charm. Hidden among the giants of Northern California’s ...

The red-backed vole lives beneath the surface of the snow but there’s one creature that can hear its every move: the great grey owl. And if the owl were not enough of a threat, another predator lurks ...

Researchers have discovered that bank voles in southern Sweden (Sk ne) carry a virus that can cause hemorrhagic fever in humans. This finding was made more than 500 km south of the previously known ...