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| Distribution |
In NC, it is present all across the state, and likely occurs in all counties, though it might be absent near some coastal areas (e.g., no known records yet for heavily studied Dare, Hyde, Carteret, New Hanover, and Brunswick counties).
Occurs over nearly all of the eastern United States, from extreme southern Canada to the Gulf Coast, and west to the Great Plains. |
| Abundance |
Variously uncommon to common across the state, not obviously more numerous in one region over another, other than seemingly quite rare within 20 miles of the coast. Many more recent collection records from the southern half of the Coastal Plain than elsewhere, and relative few recent ones for the mountains, though it is not certain if the species is more abundant in the southern Coastal Plain than elsewhere. |
| Seasonal Occurrence |
Active year-round. |
| Habitat |
A wide variety of open woodlands and various types of fields, preferably in somewhat moist (but not wet) soils. They even occur in residential areas and gardens. Brushy areas with an abundance of leaf litter or dense grasses are favored. |
| Behavior |
Primarily nocturnal. Lives essentially in burrows, rarely seen on the surface. They are considered as pests because they often feed on roots of garden plants and orchard trees. |
| Comments |
It is probably least numerous in the far eastern counties, and might be locally absent in some such counties. There are apparently no records for coastal islands, especially from the Outer Banks. |
| Origin |
Native |
| NC List |
Official |
 State Rank |
S5 |
| State Status |
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| Global Rank |
G5 |
| Federal Status |
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| subspecies |
Microtus pinetorum pinetorum |
| other_comName |
Pine Vole |
| synonym |
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