Bank vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bank vole lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myodes glareolus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the bank vole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bank vole in 17 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the bank vole?

The bank vole (Myodes glareolus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Myodes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bank vole

The bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches, with a tail about half as long as its body. A rodent, it lives in woodland areas and is around 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in length. The bank vole is found in much of Europe and in northwestern Asia. It is native to Great Britain but not to Ireland, where it has been accidentally introduced, and has now colonised much of the south and southwest.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bank vole (revision 1379920489), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q216580 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).