Context: Below is a food web from Shenandoah National Park, a forest ecosystem in Virginia.
A food web models how the matter eaten by organisms moves through an ecosystem. The arrows in a food web represent how matter moves between organisms in an ecosystem.
Which of the following organisms is the secondary consumer in this food web?
A. persimmon tree
B. silver maple
C. pine vole
D. swallowtail caterpillar
Select the correct answer from the provided options and reply with the letter associated with it.

C