Kebnat
MAMMALS

Southern Red-backed Vole

Clethrionomys gapperi

Mammals
Native
Southern Red-backed Vole, photo 1 of 5
Southern Red-backed Vole, Juvenile
Southern Red-backed Vole, photo 3 of 5
17–19 daysGestation

Mammal. Lives in forests and in conifers.

There are 70 observations of Southern Red-backed Vole in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and August and become rare from December to April.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue33
  2. Estrie8
  3. Outaouais6
  4. Côte-Nord5
  5. Capitale-Nationale4
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  8. Mauricie3
  9. Laurentides2
  10. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  11. Lanaudière1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
FieldsHubert Figuière
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
TundraLkovac

Similar species

Meadow VoleMicrotus pennsylvanicus
Woodland VoleMicrotus pinetorum
North American DeermousePeromyscus maniculatus
House MouseMus musculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus