Mammals › Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies
European Water Vole
Arvicola amphibius
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Italic Water VoleArvicola italicus
MuskratOndatra zibethicus
Bank VoleClethrionomys glareolus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Southwestern Water VoleArvicola sapidus
CoypuMyocastor coypus
European MoleTalpa europaea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 79,474 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 79,474 |
| United Kingdom | 364 |
| England | 338 |
| Russia | 187 |
| Finland | 106 |
| Germany | 56 |
| Uusimaa | 38 |
| Moscow | 36 |
| Denmark | 32 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies · Cricetidae |
| Genus | Eurasian Water Voles · Arvicola |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise European Water Vole with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.