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Lemmiscus
The sagebrush vole (Lemmiscus curtatus) is a tiny vole found in western North America. It is the only member of the genus Lemmiscus.
They are somewhat similar in appearance to lemmings. They have chunky bodies with short legs and a very short tail which is covered in fur and lighter below. They have fluffy dull grey fur with lighter underparts. They range from 11 to 14 cm in length with a tail length of around 1.8-2.7 cm and a mass of around 21-39 g.
1 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 45819.