Bank Vole
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 12th November 2014 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
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Bank Vole
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A.K.A. 		Myodes glareolus.
Rodentia.
Cricetidae.
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Western Europe and northern Asia. It is native to Great Britain but not to Ireland, where it has been accidentally introduced, and has now colonised much of the south and southwest; concerns have recently been expressed that it may be replacing the native wood mouse.
Lives in woodland, hedgerows and dense vegetation such as bracken. Its underground chamber is lined with moss, feathers and vegetable fibre and contains a store of food.
It can live for 18 months and is omnivorous, eating insects, leaves and fruits.
10 cms.