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Identification

Myodes rutilus (northern red-backed vole)

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Date Taken

18 November 2004

Location

Fairbanks, Alaska

Caption

Male northern red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus). Picture taken on a pile of old firewood surrounded by tall shrubs and grasses; 20 meters from a horse barn and human dwelling; other northern red-backed voles frequently sighted year-round.

Contributors

Tomas Belik (photographer; copyright holder; identification)


To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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