Red Tree Vole
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The Red Tree Vole is a species of rodent
in the family Cricetidae
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It is found only in the United States
. Red tree voles are found in the upper branches of arboreal conifers throughout Northern California and Western Oregon. Their preference and food source is thought to be Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii) and Redwood(Sequoia sempervirens) species. Red Tree Voles often spend their lives living in just one tree and many generations will live in different parts of the same tree.
Red Tree Voles are approximately 6-8 inches including tail. They have a reddish brown coat.
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
in the family Cricetidae
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
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It is found only in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Red tree voles are found in the upper branches of arboreal conifers throughout Northern California and Western Oregon. Their preference and food source is thought to be Douglas Fir(Pseudotsuga menziesii) and Redwood(Sequoia sempervirens) species. Red Tree Voles often spend their lives living in just one tree and many generations will live in different parts of the same tree.
Red Tree Voles are approximately 6-8 inches including tail. They have a reddish brown coat.