Mammal
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus · Cricetidae · Rodentia
Best monthsJul–Sepmost records
Records235,356in 37 countries
Most seen inPoland48,807 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Bank Vole in brief
The bank vole (Myodes glareolus) is a mammal of the Cricetidae family — Myodes glareolus, species of rodent.
Across the 37 countries we cover it has 235,356 published records, most of them from Poland, Switzerland and the Netherlands. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in July, August and September and fall to their lowest in February and December.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Poland48,807 records · best Jul, Sep
Switzerland31,722 records · best Sep, Aug
Netherlands23,190 records · best Nov, Oct
United Kingdom23,119 records · best Sep, Oct
France20,758 records · best Sep, Aug
Finland16,508 records · best Aug, Sep
Germany13,210 records · best Apr, Sep
Norway13,183 records · best Sep, Aug
Belgium10,098 records · best Sep, Aug
Sweden7,921 records · best Sep, Oct
Russia6,057 records · best Jul, May
Denmark5,789 records · best Nov, Oct
Austria3,531 records · best Jul, Aug
Spain2,129 records · best Aug, Feb
Ukraine2,088 records · best Apr, Jul
Estonia1,423 records · best Sep, Jul
Luxembourg1,323 records · best Aug, Jul
Ireland1,111 records · best Jul, Aug
Hungary817 records · best Jul, Jun
Italy711 records · best Jul, Sep
Liechtenstein377 records · best Oct, Jun
Türkiye205 records · best Sep, Aug
Andorra181 records · best Jan, Sep
Croatia177 records · best Jul, Oct
Bulgaria172 records · best Dec, Jan
Slovenia150 records · best Aug, Jul
Czechia146 records · best Aug, Jun
Slovakia117 records · best Sep, Jul
Serbia84 records · best May, Sep
Romania67 records · best Aug, Nov
Lithuania52 records · best Jul, Oct
Bosnia and Herzegovina41 records · best Sep, May
Belarus27 records · best Jun, Mar
North Macedonia23 records · best Sep, Aug
Montenegro18 records · best Jul, Aug
Latvia15 records · best May, Apr
Kosovo9 records · best Sep, Aug
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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