Microtus chrotorrhinus
ID
- Orange or saffron-colored nose
- Grizzled brown mixed with black on the dorsum, orange-rufous or saffron face
- Silvery-gray belly
- Small eyes
- Prominent ears
Distribution
Reproduction
- Females can mate 24 hours after giving birth, so they often are pregnant with one litter while nursing another
- Gestation is 19-21 days and a litter is usually 3 or 4 young (Smithsonian)
- Young are born anywhere between early spring and well into the fall (Whitaker)
Behavior
- Live in shallow burrows
Food Habits
- Bunchberries, butterfly larvae, moss, rootstocks, grass, shoots, berries, blueberry leaves and stems, bluebeard lily
Size/Life Cycle
- Average measurement: 140-185 mm (total length), 30-48 g (total weight) (Smithsonian)
Predators
- Unknown
Habitat
- Under shady, moss covered boulders