Mammal
Common vole
Microtus arvalis · Cricetidae · Rodentia
Best monthsAug–Octmost records
Records77,597in 41 countries
Most seen inFrance19,278 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Common vole in brief
The common vole (Microtus arvalis) is a mammal of the Cricetidae family — species of mammal.
Across the 41 countries we cover it has 77,597 published records, most of them from France, Poland and the Netherlands. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in August, September and October and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France19,278 records · best May, Jul
Poland16,748 records · best Aug, Nov
Netherlands13,395 records · best Oct, Sep
Switzerland10,616 records · best Sep, Oct
Germany5,362 records · best Oct, Sep
Spain2,982 records · best Jul, Nov
Ukraine1,775 records · best Apr, May
Estonia955 records · best Sep, Aug
Austria810 records · best Aug, Jul
Belgium744 records · best Feb, Aug
Denmark516 records · best Aug, Nov
Russia506 records · best Jul, Sep
Luxembourg488 records · best Aug, Jul
Finland436 records · best Feb, Oct
Slovakia339 records · best Aug, Jul
China312 records · best Sep, Oct
Italy301 records · best Aug, Sep
Bulgaria293 records · best Dec, Jan
Romania222 records · best Aug, Apr
Croatia198 records · best Oct, Nov
Hungary194 records · best Oct, Aug
Czechia185 records · best Jul, Aug
Georgia175 records · best Aug, Jun
Serbia134 records · best Sep, Jul
Lithuania125 records · best Oct, Jan
Türkiye118 records · best Sep, Aug
Andorra77 records · best Jan, Jul
Mongolia69 records · best Jul, Aug
Liechtenstein46 records · best Jul, Oct
Iran38 records · best Aug, May
Slovenia33 records · best May, Aug
Afghanistan33 records · best Jul, Aug
Bosnia and Herzegovina31 records · best Jul, Apr
North Macedonia15 records · best Sep, Jul
Montenegro11 records · best Jul, Aug
Armenia9 records · best Jul, Jun
Belarus8 records · best Jun, Aug
Kosovo8 records · best Sep, Jan
Moldova7 records · best Sep, Apr
Latvia4 records · best Jul, Oct
Iceland1 records · best Jun, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All mammalsMore of the Cricetidae family
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Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
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Deer mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
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