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upper parts pale to rich red-brown, belly and feet white. Prefers <br />deciduous woods and brushy areas (3 3/5"-4 1/5”) <br />Capper's Red-backed Vole <br />{Clethrionomys gappen) <br />Distinctive for its rusty-red and yellowish color, It can be found on damp <br />forest floors where there are rotting logs and stumps (2 2/3"-4 2/3") <br />Meadow Vole <br />{Microtus pennsylvanicus) <br />Most widely distributed of the voles. Usually dark brown fur on top with a <br />silvery or gray belly (3 1/2"- 5") <br />Muskrat <br />{Ondatra zibethica) <br />Dense rich brown fur and a long scaly tail distinguish one of the most <br />important mammals on the refuge. They build conical houses in the marsh <br />and are important managers of marsh vegetation (10"-14") <br />Norway Rat <br />{Rattus non/egicus) <br />Commonly found in areas of human habitation where it finds suitable food <br />and cover (7"-10") <br />1 <br />*