Scientific name: Microtus arvalis
Appearance: Dark brown or yellow-brown back with white-grey underbelly, blunt snout, small ears, and a relatively short tail covered with sparse short hair.
(C) J.L. Rodriguez
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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Scientific name: Microtus arvalis
Appearance: Dark brown or yellow-brown back with white-grey underbelly, blunt snout, small ears, and a relatively short tail covered with sparse short hair.
(C) J.L. Rodriguez