Townsend's Vole
Microtus townsendii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusMicrotus (Meadow Voles)
- SpeciesMicrotus townsendii (Townsend's Vole)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Creeping Vole
Microtus oregoni
Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Northwestern Deermouse
Peromyscus keeni
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
Douglas' Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Olympic Marmot
Marmota olympus
Tamia améne
Tamias amoenus
Townsend's Chipmunk
Tamias townsendii
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Townsend's Vole in Olympic National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Townsend's Vole sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Townsend's Vole in Olympic National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Townsend's Vole in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.