Short-tailed field vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the short-tailed field vole lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Microtus agrestis
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Mass	2 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the short-tailed field vole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the short-tailed field vole in 11 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.

How big is a short-tailed field vole?

Wikidata records the following for the short-tailed field vole: mass 2 g (birth weight).

Is the short-tailed field vole endangered?

The short-tailed field vole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the short-tailed field vole?

The short-tailed field vole (Microtus agrestis) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Microtus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the short-tailed field vole

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Short-tailed field vole (revision 1332763494), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q264793 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).