The Piney Mouse is actually one of many in the species of Vole, just like Danny the Meadow Mouse. What is a Vole? Find out a little about him here:

Here are some answers, but there is even more to discover about each question so don’t let your discussion stop with these answers! There is even more to learn about the Meadow Mouse!

Here’s a few more facts about them:

Thornton W. Burgess compares the Pine Mouse, Piney, to the Meadow Mouse, Danny, in his classic “The Burgess Animal Book for Children.” They look similar and do similar things being voles who inhabit different areas.

Until next time, keep investigating animals! <3 Kate

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Works Consulted:

Burgess, Thornton W. “Three Little Redcoats and Some Others.” The Burgess Animal Book for Children, Dover Publications, 2004, p. 115-117.

“Woodland Vole.” Britannica, Britannica, 9 June 2025, https://www.britannica.com/animal/woodland-vole.