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title: "Creeping Vole"
description: "Microtus oregoni — Mammiferi. The creeping vole (Microtus oregoni), sometimes known as the Oregon meadow mouse, is a small rodent in the family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/creeping-vole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Creeping Vole

> Microtus oregoni — Mammiferi. The creeping vole (Microtus oregoni), sometimes known as the Oregon meadow mouse, is a small rodent in the family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Microtus oregoni*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 82
- Wikidata: [Q1767932](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1767932)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44318](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44318)

## Names

- en: Creeping Vole
- de: Oregon-Wühlmaus
- es: Topillo de Pradera de Oregón
- fr: Campagnol d'Oregon
- nl: Oregonwoelmuis

## Countries with the most observations

US (42)

## Summary

The creeping vole (Microtus oregoni), sometimes known as the Oregon meadow mouse, is a small rodent in the family Cricetidae.  Ranging across the Pacific Northwest of North America, it is found in forests, grasslands, woodlands, and chaparral environments.  The small-tailed, furry, brownish-gray mammal was first described in the scientific literature in 1839, from a specimen collected near the mouth of the Columbia River.  The smallest vole in its range, it weighs around 19 g (11⁄16 oz).  At birth, they weigh 1.6 g (1⁄16 oz), are naked, pink, unable to open their eyes, and the ear flaps completely cover the ear openings…

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

## Photo

![Creeping Vole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/creeping-vole/medium.jpg)

Photo: CMaddox · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161187990

## Machine access

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