A little mouse / wild hamster is looking out of a hole in the field int the camera.
#152

Common Vole

Microtus arvalis

Challenging Least concern Photographed

1 photo · first photographed 2022-11-01

Distribution

Range

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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)

Quick facts

Group
Mammals
Family
Cricetidae
Size
9–12 cm (length)
Weight
18–40 g
Diet
Herbivore
Lifespan
0.5–2 yrs
Habitat
Meadows, Farmland, Grassland

About

A small grey-brown rodent of open grassland and farmland across Europe, with a blunt muzzle, short ears and a short tail. Numbers swing through multi-year boom and crash cycles, which makes it a staple prey of kestrels, owls and foxes.

Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.

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