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<p>Voles are small <a href="/facts/Rodent/mT4m8QJq">rodents</a> that are relatives of <a href="/facts/Lemming/TvrU4G6j">lemmings</a> and <a href="/facts/Hamster/mFg53pJo">hamsters</a>, but with a stouter body; a longer, hairy tail; a slightly rounder head; smaller eyes and ears; and differently formed <a href="/facts/Molar_(tooth)/gQqDtg4z">molars</a> (high-crowned with angular cusps instead of low-crowned with rounded cusps). They are sometimes known as meadow mice or field mice. </p><p>Vole species form the <a href="/facts/Subfamily/2QPtfDS4">subfamily</a> <a href="/facts/Arvicolinae/c6erU2MY">Arvicolinae</a> with the <a href="/facts/Lemming/TvrU4G6j">lemmings</a> and the <a href="/facts/Muskrat/weM7BNA3">muskrats</a>. There are approximately 155 different vole <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a>. </p>