First published 2013 Shutterstock Shutterstock Invasive: Medium impact Invasive: Documenting Ireland’s Wildlife Ireland’s Documenting Bank vole showing its white underside - its white showing Bank vole Length of a bank vole (79-117mm) - (79-117mm) a bank vole of Length

Please report your sightings of this species at: this species of sightings your report Please http://invasives.biodiversityireland.ie with dense habitats Prefers Terrestrial. such as deciduous woodland undergrowth and hedgerows. Established. days 19-20 lasts Gestation October. to September pregnancies with subsequent pregnancy first for days. 19-25 lasting

in colour. grey-brown are Juveniles in colour.

Myodes glareolus Myodes Bank vole

Bank vole Shutterstock

Tail length: Tail and body. the head Half the length of Size: 79-117mm. Ranging from Colour: their tail lighter the underside of with Chestnut-brown, Identifying features Identifying

Habitat: Status: Reproduction: April and to March from season Breeding Species profile Species Common in Ireland Distribution country. the half of in the southern name: Family Cricetidae. The National Biodiversity Data Centre Data Biodiversity National The Bank vole Invasive: Medium impact

Threats

In mainland Europe, bank voles are considered a minor pest in the commercial forestry plantations.

Similar species • At a quick glance it may be confused with other small rodent species such as mice. However, the bank vole has a blunt nose, shorter tail and more rounded ears.

Wood mouse – (Apodemus sylvaticus)- Shutterstock

Bank vole showing chestnut brown colouring Shutterstock

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National Biodiversity Data Centre fact sheet. Produced with funding from The Heritage Council Maps and the EPA STRIVE Programme 2007-2013 Text: Colette O' Flynn & Oisín Duffy (Version 1) Noveber 2013.