Bank Vole

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iBank Vole

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Arvicolinae
Genus: Myodes
Species: M. glareolus
Binomial name
Myodes glareolus
Schreber, 1780

The Bank Vole Myodes glareolus is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches. It lives in woodland areas and is around 100mm in length. It is found in western Europe and northern Asia.

Species of Myodes (Red-backed vole)

Myodes californicus (Western Red-backed Vole) | Myodes centralis (Tien Shan Red-backed Vole) | Myodes gapperi (Southern Red-backed Vole) | Myodes glareolus (Bank Vole) | Myodes rufocanus (Grey Red-backed Vole) | Myodes rutilus (Northern Red-backed Vole) | Myodes sikotanensis (Shikotan Vole) |