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Eurasian Water Vole
Rats, Mice, Voles & Porcupines
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Arvicola amphibius
Basic stats
Diet
Grasses, sedges, rushes, roots and other waterside plants
Habitat
Slow rivers, streams, canals, ponds, marshes and wet meadows
Range
Europe and northern Asia
Size
Approximately 14–22cm head-and-body length
Weight
Approximately 80–300g
The Eurasian water vole is a stocky vole with dense brown fur, small ears and a tail longer than that of most voles but much shorter than a rat's. Adults measure approximately 14–22cm in head-and-body length. The species is distributed across Europe and northern Asia. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It occupies vegetated banks beside slow rivers, streams, canals and ponds, as well as marshes and wet meadows. Water voles swim readily but also spend much time in waterside burrows. They feed mainly on grasses, sedges, rushes, roots and other plants. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Eurasian Water Vole eat?
- Grasses, sedges, rushes, roots and other waterside plants
- What habitat does the Eurasian Water Vole live in?
- Slow rivers, streams, canals, ponds, marshes and wet meadows
- Where is the Eurasian Water Vole found?
- Europe and northern Asia
- How big is the Eurasian Water Vole?
- Approximately 14–22cm head-and-body length
- How much does the Eurasian Water Vole weigh?
- Approximately 80–300g