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Field vole

Microtus agrestis · Cricetidae · Rodentia

Best monthsJul–Sepmost records
Records77,228in 25 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom23,070 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Field vole
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About

Field vole in brief

The field vole (Microtus agrestis) is a mammal of the Cricetidae family — species of mammal.

Across the 25 countries we cover it has 77,228 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, Finland and France. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in July, August and September.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

United Kingdom23,070 records · best Sep, Aug
Finland12,687 records · best Aug, Sep
France12,372 records · best May, Apr
Norway7,293 records · best Sep, Jan
Spain5,958 records · best Apr, Nov
Poland4,041 records · best Aug, Jul
Denmark3,917 records · best Dec, Oct
Sweden2,995 records · best Jul, Aug
Germany1,678 records · best Sep, Jun
Netherlands849 records · best Aug, Sep
Estonia646 records · best Sep, Jul
Austria533 records · best Aug, Jul
Belgium529 records · best Jun, Jul
Luxembourg405 records · best Jul, Aug
Andorra57 records · best Jan, Sep
Slovenia41 records · best Sep, Jan
Croatia36 records · best Feb, Oct
Romania35 records · best Oct, Aug
Hungary20 records · best Oct, May
Slovakia20 records · best Aug, Jul
Ireland20 records · best Sep, Jun
Czechia10 records · best Oct, Feb
Lithuania10 records · best Jul, Oct
Serbia5 records · best Jan, Feb
Bosnia and Herzegovina1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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