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title: "Montane Vole"
description: "Microtus montanus — Zoogdieren. The montane vole (Microtus montanus) is a species of vole native to the western United States and Canada."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/montane-vole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Montane Vole

> Microtus montanus — Zoogdieren. The montane vole (Microtus montanus) is a species of vole native to the western United States and Canada.

- Scientific name: *Microtus montanus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 201
- Wikidata: [Q1761713](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1761713)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44315](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44315)

## Names

- en: Montane Vole
- de: Rocky-Mountains-Wühlmaus
- es: Topillo Montano
- fr: Campagnol montagnard

## Countries with the most observations

US (67), CA (5)

## Summary

The montane vole (Microtus montanus) is a species of vole native to the western United States and Canada.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: USFWS · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pahrangat_Valley_montane_vole.jpg

## Machine access

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