Bank Vole
| Class: Mammalia:
Mammals |
Diet: Leaves |
| Order:
Rodentia: Rodents |
| Size: body:
8 - 11 cm (3 1/4 - 4 1/4 in), tail: 3 - 6.5 cm (1 1/4 - 2 12/ in) |
| Family: Microtinae:
Voles and Lemmings |
Conservation Status:
Non-threatened |
| Scientific Name:
Clethrionomys glareolus |
Habitat: woodland |
| Range:
Europe (not extreme north or south), east to USSR |
 The
bank vole feeds on softer plant material than most voles. It will climb
on bushes to find its food, eating buds, leaves and fruit, as well as some
insects. It is active night and day, with several rest periods, and, like
other voles, it clears well-defined runways in the grass and makes shallow
tunnels. Nests are usually made under logs or among tree roots, and in
summer females produce several litters of 3 to 5 young each.
  
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