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title: "Topillo de Las Artemisas"
description: "Lemmiscus curtatus — Mamíferos. The sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus) is a tiny vole found in western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/sagebrush-vole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Topillo de Las Artemisas

> Lemmiscus curtatus — Mamíferos. The sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus) is a tiny vole found in western North America.

- Scientific name: *Lemmiscus curtatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Sabana)
- iNaturalist observations: 55
- Wikidata: [Q1762716](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1762716)
- iNaturalist taxon: [45820](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/45820)

## Names

- en: Sagebrush Vole
- de: Salbeiwühlmaus
- es: Topillo de Las Artemisas
- fr: Campagnol des armoises
- pl: Bylicornik amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

US (38)

## Summary

The sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus) is a tiny vole found in western North America. It is the only member of the genus Lemmiscus.
They are somewhat similar in appearance to lemmings. They have chunky bodies with short legs and a very short tail which is covered in fur and lighter below. They have fluffy dull grey fur with lighter underparts. They range from 11 to 14 cm in length with a tail length of around 1.8-2.7 cm and a mass of around 21-39 g.
These animals are found in dry open brushy areas in the western United States and southern parts of western Canada. They feed on grasses and leaves in summer and sagebrush…

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

## Photo

![Topillo de Las Artemisas](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sagebrush-vole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tait Sougstad · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40357050

## Machine access

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