Which rodent is also known as meadow mice?

Which rodent is also known as meadow mice?

• A. Mice
• B. Voles
• C. Rats
• D. Chipmunks

Answer: (B)

Meadow mice are voles. This common name refers to small, stocky rodents in the vole group (genus Microtus) that inhabit grassy areas like meadows. They look mouselike but differ in being shorter-tailed, more robust, and habitually living in underground runways and grassy habitats. That combination of appearance and habitat makes “meadow mice” the everyday name for voles, rather than the true mice (which have longer tails and slimmer bodies), rats (larger), or chipmunks (striped, cheek-pouched rodents from a different family).

Meadow mice are voles. This common name refers to small, stocky rodents in the vole group (genus Microtus) that inhabit grassy areas like meadows. They look mouselike but differ in being shorter-tailed, more robust, and habitually living in underground runways and grassy habitats. That combination of appearance and habitat makes “meadow mice” the everyday name for voles, rather than the true mice (which have longer tails and slimmer bodies), rats (larger), or chipmunks (striped, cheek-pouched rodents from a different family).