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title: "Western Meadow Vole"
description: "Microtus drummondii — Zoogdieren. The western meadow vole (Microtus drummondii) is a species of North American vole found in western North America, the midwestern United States, western Ontario, Canada, and formerly in Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/western-meadow-vole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Meadow Vole

> Microtus drummondii — Zoogdieren. The western meadow vole (Microtus drummondii) is a species of North American vole found in western North America, the midwestern United States, western Ontario, Canada, and formerly in Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Microtus drummondii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 2975
- iNaturalist taxon: [1431621](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1431621)

## Names

- en: Western Meadow Vole

## Countries with the most observations

US (893), CA (361)

## Summary

The western meadow vole (Microtus drummondii) is a species of North American vole found in western North America, the midwestern United States, western Ontario, Canada, and formerly in Mexico. It was previously considered conspecific with the eastern meadow vole (M. pennsylvanicus), but genetic studies indicate that it is a distinct species. It is sometimes called the field mouse or meadow mouse, although these common names can also refer to other species.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Mallory F · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221171819

## Machine access

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