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Vinony's link graph records 295 inbound references to field vole, and connects out to Arvicolinae, long-clawed mole vole and IUCN Red List.
It is catalogued under topics including Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, IUCN Red List least concern species and Mammals described in 1761.
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Species
Least ConcernField Vole
species
Maximum longevity: 4.8 years (captivity) Observations: Voles, in general, are short-lived and show seasonal population crashes, probably due to lack of food. One captive specimen lived 4.8 years (Richard Weigl 2005).
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 2
- Image
- Aardmuis.jpg
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- taxon name
- Microtus agrestis
- Commons category
- Microtus agrestis
- Commons gallery
- Microtus agrestis
- taxon common name
- travniška voluharica
- gestation period
- 19.5
- litter size
- 4.4
- longest observed lifespan
- 4.8
- period of lactation
- 16
- short name
- M. agrestis
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Encyclopedic overview
The short-tailed field vole, short-tailed vole, or simply field vole (Microtus agrestis), is a grey-brown vole, around 10 cm in length, with a short tail. It is one of the most common mammals in Europe, with a range extending from the Atlantic coast to Lake Baikal. These voles are found in moist grassy habitats, such as woodland, marsh or on river banks. Although they make shallow burrows, they usually build nests above ground. They are an important food source for owls and some other predators and their population size tends to peak and trough cyclically. Field voles breed prolifically, mainly in summer, but often all year round, even under snow. Females produce up to seven litters a year, each averaging from four to six young which are weaned after about fourteen days. The short-tailed field vole is both widespread and common and is listed as being of "Least Concern" by the IUCN.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “field vole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.