#0035 · 🦊 mammals

Common Vole

🇳🇱 Veldmuis ·Microtus arvalis

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © romanvrbicek · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Абакумов Николай Викторович · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © David Renoult · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © José-Manuel Benito · CC BY-SA 4.0
5. © José-Manuel Benito · CC BY-SA 4.0
6. © José-Manuel Benito · CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Anjum - de Kolken:© Andre Hosper · CC BY 4.0
8. 9166 Schiermonnikoog, Niederlande:© Milan Pestalozzi · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Genemuiden, Nederland:© Roelof · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Groesbeek:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The common vole ( Microtus arvalis ) is a European mammal.

base stats

NL sightings 25iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,439iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 25 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #35 most seen of the mammals in NL.
2,439 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Peter Simon Pallas in 1778 (248 years ago).