A vole is a type of animal commonly found in Cardassian space, resembling a giant-size Earth rat.

Biology

Voles have six legs and have a similar spoon-shaped feature on their head as Cardassians have. (DS9 episode: "Playing God")

They are attracted to energy output and often chew power transfer lines. (TLE novel: The Art of the Impossible, DS9 episode: "Playing God")

History

After the Cardassian Guard withdrew from the planet Bajor, the space station Terok Nor became victim to an infestation of Cardassian voles. (TNG novel: Pliable Truths)

For a time, Quark held vole fights in his bar after hours, resulting in a marked increase in his monthly power usage. When he attempted to have his power allocation increased, he and his brother Rom gave Captain Benjamin Sisko inconsistent stories about the cause for the power increase, and Sisko forced an end to the vole fights. (DS9 reference: Legends of the Ferengi)

In a 2389 interview conducted by Jake Sisko, Elim Garak compared trusting and leaving the Romulans without a planet to "leaving a bowl of sem'hal stew unattended upon a table, all the while knowing that a starving Cardassian vole was hiding under your chair." (ST website: The Path to 2409)

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Connections

the planet Cardassia
cities and settlements	Andak • Arinak • Delrat • Drav • Fanehr City • Cardassia City (Akleen Sector • Barvonok Sector • Coranum Sector • Imperial Plaza • Munda'ar Sector • North Torr • Paldar Sector • Tarlak Sector • Torr Sector • Victory Square) • Cemet • Corvon • Culat • Korlarem • Lakarian City • Lakat • Pogar City • Pra Menkar • Senmir • Tellel
landmarks and institutions	Akleen Memorial • Bamarren Institute for State Intelligence • Bavroma spaceport • Boltar War Memorial • Central Records • Central University • Citadel • Coranum Tunnel • University of Culat • Diplomatic Service building • Dominion Headquarters • Hall of Records • Imperial Parade Grounds • Institute of Commercial Endeavor • Institute for State Policy • Krendalee • Mador Base • Maklar Prison • Mekisar military base • Okundek Medical Facility • Pra Menkar University • Primus Theater • Rebron Arena • School of Agronomy • Setkar Base • State Museum of Natural History • Surjada • Temple of Oralius • Tiluvus Gallery • Tozhat Memorial • University of the Union • Veterans' Bridge • Vinculum
nations and provinces	Arawak Colony • Kingdom of Klu'haa • Lorikal • Morfan Province • Perok • Rogarin Province
continents	Eheen • Elar • Kraness • Nokar • South Forbella • Toleen
geography	Ba'aten Peninsula • Colaxa Plain • Droneth Mountains • Eastwall Mountains • Girav Mountains • Helta Highlands • Kelden Mountains • Loo Wess • Mekar Wilderness • Opuuya Mountain Range • Retlak Mountains • Tellel Basin • Valley of the Hebitians • Vorcal Mountains
bodies of water	Bay of Kinar • Kriil Ocean • Lake Masad • Margat Sea • Morfan Sea
flora and fauna	aramanth • brangwa • canka • Cardassian rose • caroci • elta • gettle • gutfish • idaja • isca • ithian tree • leyik • litik • londub • mekla • meya lily • narawak • nhemeni • onyx beetle • plaktar • redrat • regnar • regova • riding hound • scottril • sleg corgan • taspar • toj'lath • urall • utoxa • vole • wompat

References

• DS9 - Millennium novel: The War of the Prophets

External link

• Vole article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.