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The bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) 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.
Voles outwardly resemble several other small animals. Moles, gophers, mice, rats and even shrews have similar characteristics and behavioral tendencies. Voles thrive on small plants yet, like shrews, they will eat dead animals and, like mice and rats, they can live on almost any nut or fruit. In addition, voles target plants more than most ...
Anatolian blind mole-rat; Armenian birch mouse; B. Balkan snow vole; Bank vole; Black rat; ... Sandy blind mole-rat; Short-tailed field vole; Siberian flying squirrel;
Common vole Harvest mouse Alpine marmot a recognisable animal of Switzerland often associated with Switzerland living high in the mountain tops. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.
Red squirrel European hamster Bobak marmot Edible dormouse Northern birch mouse Winter white Russian dwarf hamster Bank vole Norway lemming Common vole Tundra vole Yellow-necked mouse Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species.
Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus NE introduced; Family: Cricetidae. ... The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats.
Red squirrel Bobak marmot Bank vole Common vole Striped field mouse Eurasian harvest mouse. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gna
The Muroidea are a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, lemmings, gerbils, and many other relatives.Although the Muroidea originated in Eurasia, [1] they occupy a vast variety of habitats on every continent except Antarctica.