Meadow Vole
Meadow Voles, also known as meadow mice or just plain "voles", are chunky-looking rodents (about 7 inches long) with a short stubby tail. Their usual foods are grasses, plants and seeds; however, they also eat bark from small trees, insects, and even the remains of other animals. Voles occasionally roam inside but the main concern is the damage they cause to lawns and vegetation.
Voles live on the surface of the ground, creating little round tunnels in grassy vegetation. They can cause severe damage, especially during winter when they're active under snow cover. Vole damage is most noticable in early spring after the snow melts. It's hard to miss their surface runways which leave a ragged, chewed-up appearance in lawns or grassy areas.