GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map

Montane Vole (Microtus montanus)

Species Code: MIMO

Legend: = Core Habitat = Marginal Habitat Breeding Range Map The green area shows the predicted habitats for breeding only. The habitats were identified using 1991 satellite imagery, other datasets and experts throughout the state, as part of the Washington Gap Analysis Project. Click to enlarge distribution map Map with historical museum records Other maps & Information: NatureMapping observations throughout the year

Found east of the Cascade crest, mainly in grasslands, meadows, and marshes below timberline and at the borders of cultivated wheat fields. In the sagebrush of the Columbia Basin, it is limited to riparian vegetation bordering streams, rivers, ponds, and springs; on vegetated islands in the Columbia River, and moist meadows and marshes. Not found in open dry sagebrush. May be found up to 4000 feet elevation.

Core zones included all steppe zones and the dry to medium dry east side forest zones (Oak, Ponderosa Pine, Interior Douglas-fir, Grand Fir). Good habitats in all steppe zones included water/wetlands, irrigated fields, and forests. In the forested zones, water/wetlands, non-forested, agriculture, hardwood and mixed forest, and open conifer were good habitats.

Translated from the Washington Gap Analysis Mammal Volume by Dave Lester
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