Southwestern Water Vole

Southwestern Water Vole

Arvicola sapidus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Pyrénées National Park
5 Verified records at Pyrénées National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Southwestern Water Vole sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park

European Water Vole
LC

European Water Vole

Mammal

Arvicola amphibius

Insufficient data
Bank Vole

Bank Vole

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Myodes glareolus

<5% · Rare
European Snow Vole

European Snow Vole

Mammal

Chionomys nivalis

<5% · Rare
Gerbe's Vole

Gerbe's Vole

Mammal

Microtus gerbei

Insufficient data
Field Vole
LC

Field Vole

Mammal

Microtus agrestis

Insufficient data
Common Vole
LC

Common Vole

Mammal

Microtus arvalis

Insufficient data
Alpine Marmot
LC

Alpine Marmot

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Marmota marmota

40–50% · Likely
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
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
Garden Dormouse
VU

Garden Dormouse

Mammal

Eliomys quercinus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
2 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
4 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southwestern Water Vole in Pyrénées National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Southwestern Water Vole sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southwestern Water Vole in Pyrénées National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Southwestern Water Vole in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.

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