The Red Tree Vole is one of the most arboreal rodents in North America, spending its entire life high in the canopy of old-growth Douglas fir forests. It builds nests in tree branches from discarded needles and resin ducts stripped from Douglas fir twigs, which form the bulk of its specialized diet. The loss of old-growth Douglas fir forests has made this species uncommon and a conservation concern in Oregon.
Habitat
Old-growth Douglas fir forests of the Pacific Coast
Diet
Douglas fir needles and small amounts of other conifer foliage
How common
Rare
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