Here, we provide some basic information regarding commonly observed species (plus some others about which we have had queries).
Feel free to contact us by email if you have any questions regarding species you have encountered on the site.
For more information about mammals, we recommend the Mammal Society's species hub, here, and MammalNet here. For birds, excellent resources are available from the RSPB (here) and the BTO (here).
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(right) (C) Jason Shallcross (shared under a CC BY-NC 2.0 license)
Scientific family: Cricetidae
Appearance: Voles are small rodents that may be confused with mice. However, they typically have smaller ears, more rounded heads, smaller eyes and shorter tails than mice. Use this "any species" classification only if you cannot attribute this to one of the listed vole species.
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