Vole
 A vole is a small rodent resembling a mouse but with a stouter body a shorter hairy tail a slightly rounder head smaller ears and eyes and differently formed molars (high-crowned and with angular cusps instead of low-crowned and with rounded cusps). There are approximately 155 species of voles. They are sometimes known as meadow mice or field mice in North America. Vole species form the subfamily Arvicolinae with the lemmings and the muskrats.