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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 are small rodents that grow to 8–23 cm (3–9 in), depending on the species. Females can have five to ten litters per year, though with an average lifespan of three months and requiring one month to adulthood, two litters is the norm. [1]
Because the bank vole (Myodes glareolus) acts as a reservoir for the virus, nephropathia epidemica cases track with the vole population in a three- to four-year cycle. Humans are infected through inhalation of dust from vole droppings. [4]
Clethrionomys is a genus of small, slender voles. [2] In recent years the genus name was changed to Myodes, however a 2019 paper found that Myodes was actually a junior synonym for Lemmus, thus making it unusable.
The Skomer vole (Clethrionomys glareolus skomerensis) is a subspecies of bank vole endemic to the island of Skomer, off the west coast of Wales. The bank vole was probably introduced by humans at some time after the last glaciation. It is one of four small mammal species on Skomer. There are approximately 20,000 voles on the island. [1]
Grey red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rufocanus; Bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus; Northern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rutilus; Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus; Field vole, Microtus agrestis; Eurasian harvest mouse, Micromys minutus; Root vole, Microtus oeconomus; Sibling vole, Microtus rossiaemeridionalis (Svalbard only) House mouse, Mus ...
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
Water vole. 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. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb). Suborder: Sciurognathi. Family: Castoridae (beavers) Genus: Castor