European water vole
The European water vole or northern water vole is a semi-aquatic rodent. Sometimes, it is also called water rat, though the animal is only similar to a 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 hair. In the wild, on average, water voles only live about five months. Maximum longevity in captivity is two and a half years.[4]
| European water vole | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Arvicolinae |
| Genus: | Arvicola |
| Species: | A. amphibius
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| Arvicola amphibius | |
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Arvicola terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
European Water Vole Media
Natural Resources Wales release nearly a thousand water voles in 2009
Water vole, Ore Mountains, Germany
Seen at the British Wildlife Centre, Newchapel, Surrey.
'Release pens' being set up for water voles that had been bred in captivity set to be released to bolster the numbers of a colony in Ringwood, Hampshire
References
- ↑ Batsaikhan, N.; Henttonen, H.; Meinig, H.; Shenbrot, G., Bukhnikashvili, A., Hutterer, R., Kryštufek, B., Yigit, N., Mitsain, G. & Palomo, L. (2016). "Arvicola amphibius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T2149A115060819. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T2149A115060819.en.
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- ↑ Freeston, Helen (1997). "Tales of the Riverbank—How to spot 'Ratty' (previously "Water Volewatch 97")". Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-23.
- ↑ "The Mammal Society". Mammal.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2013-02-26.