Bank Vole
Clethrionomys glareolus
Conservation Status
Least ConcernMammalia · Rodentia · Cricetidae
About
The bank vole is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches, with a tail about half as long as its body. A rodent, it lives in woodland areas and is around 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in length. The bank vole is found in much of Europe and in northwestern Asia. It is native to Great Britain but not to Ireland, where it has been accidentally introduced, and has now colonised much of the south and southwest.
Fun Fact
It can live for eighteen months to two years in the wild and over 42 months in captivity and is mostly herbivorous, eating buds, bark, seeds, nuts, leaves and fruits and occasionally insects and other small invertebrates.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in forests, especially in deciduous and mixed woodland with scrub, low plants and leaf litter.
Diet
Herbivore
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance