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The European water vole (Arvicola amphibius) or northern water vole is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat , though it only superficially resembles a true rat . [ 3 ] Water voles have rounder noses than rats, deep brown fur, chubby faces and short fuzzy ears; unlike rats their tails, paws and ears are covered with ...
Similar relict populations of the prairie vole (M. ochrogaster) on the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, which were reportedly abundant in the early 20th century, have since been extirpated, and the Florida salt marsh vole could potentially follow the same fate. Relatively few individuals have been sighted since 1979, with a 1992 survey with ...
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Martino's Dinaric vole, Dinaromys bogdanovi VU and: [n 1] Western Dinaric vole, Dinaromys longipedis [3] (Balkans) European water vole, Arvicola amphibius and: [n 1] Italian water vole, Arvicola italicus [2] (Italy, Switzerland) Montane water vole, Arvicola monticola, A. scherman [n 2] LC; Southwestern water vole, Arvicola sapidus VU (Spain and ...
Releasing water voles in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The average lifespan for smaller species of vole is three to six months, and they rarely live longer than 12 months. Larger species, such as the European water vole, live longer and usually die during their second, or rarely their third, winter. As many as 88% of voles are estimated to die ...
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The North American water vole or just water vole (Microtus richardsoni) is the largest North American vole. It is found in the northwestern United States and southern parts of western Canada . This animal has been historically considered a member of genus Arvicola , but molecular evidence demonstrates that it is more closely related to North ...
Microtus is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails.