Long-tailed voles carry a longer tail than most of Oregon’s other vole species, a useful field mark that separates them from the more common meadow and montane voles sharing the same coastal grass and shrub habitat near Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
Nearly all of Oregon’s 499 records come from GBIF specimen data, with just 3 iNaturalist photographs, and the record shows an unusually sharp signature: a single July spike accounts for the great majority of sightings, with every other month at or near zero. That pattern most likely traces back to one concentrated trapping survey rather than a genuine seasonal pulse in vole activity. NatureServe ranks the species S5, secure, in Oregon.
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