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Bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus
STATUS:Widespread and common in scrubby habitats.
Bank vole: Photo - Mick Hoult
Mick Hoult

Widespread and common in woodland, scrub and habitats providing adequate cover. Uncommon on the northern moors. Numbers fluctuate with seedfall. It is commonly caught when small mammal trapping.
[Old local name: fox mouse]

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