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title: "Eastern Meadow Vole"
description: "Microtus pennsylvanicus — Mammals. The eastern meadow vole, sometimes called the field mouse or meadow mouse, is a North American vole found in eastern Canada and the United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/eastern-meadow-vole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Meadow Vole

> Microtus pennsylvanicus — Mammals. The eastern meadow vole, sometimes called the field mouse or meadow mouse, is a North American vole found in eastern Canada and the United States.

- Scientific name: *Microtus pennsylvanicus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows)
- iNaturalist observations: 7128
- Wikidata: [Q1765085](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765085)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44311](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44311)

## Names

- en: Eastern Meadow Vole
- de: Wiesenwühlmaus
- es: Metorito de pradera
- fr: Campagnol des prés
- nl: Graslandwoelmuis
- pl: Nornik łąkowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (2417), CA (1304)

## Summary

The eastern meadow vole, sometimes called the field mouse or meadow mouse, is a North American vole found in eastern Canada and the United States. Its range extends farther south along the Atlantic coast.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_meadow_vole

## Photo

![Eastern Meadow Vole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-meadow-vole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Etienne Falquet · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124408433

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-meadow-vole?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).