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Bank Vole

Myodes glareolus

5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park
6 Verified records at Bavarian Forest National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches, with a tail about half as long as its body. A rodent, it lives in woodland areas and is around 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in length. The bank vole is found in much of Europe and in northwestern 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. The bank vole lives in woodland, hedgerows and other dense vegetation, such as bracken and bramble. Its underground chamber is lined with moss, feathers and vegetable fibre and contains a store of food. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Bank Vole sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park

Muskrat
LC

Muskrat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Ondatra zibethicus

10–20% · With luck
Black-bellied Hamster
CR

Black-bellied Hamster

Mammal

Cricetus cricetus

Insufficient data
Common Vole
LC

Common Vole

Mammal

Microtus arvalis

Insufficient data
Eurasian Beaver
LC

Eurasian Beaver

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Castor fiber

30–40% · Possible
Eurasian Red Squirrel
LC Endemic

Eurasian Red Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sciurus vulgaris

20–30% · Possible
Coypu
LC

Coypu

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Myocastor coypus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
LC

Yellow-necked Field Mouse

Mammal

Apodemus flavicollis

5–10% · With luck
Edible Dormouse
LC

Edible Dormouse

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Glis glis

5–10% · With luck
European Wood Mouse
LC

European Wood Mouse

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Apodemus sylvaticus

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Harvest Mouse
LC

Eurasian Harvest Mouse

Mammal

Micromys minutus

<5% · Rare
Common Dormouse
LC

Common Dormouse

Mammal

Muscardinus avellanarius

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
7 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
8 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
9 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
10 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
11 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
12 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
13 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bank Vole in Bavarian Forest National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bank Vole sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bank Vole in Bavarian Forest National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Bank Vole in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.

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