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 Vole FAQ - Vole FAQ like 'what does a vole look like' 'what do voles eat', 'what is a vole', 'what is the difference between a mole and a vole', 'what countries do voles live in' & 'how long does the meadow vole live are answered here.
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What countries do voles live in? Voles live in many different countries across North America, northern Europe and Asia. Species like the meadow vole and field vole are distributed across large areas of the globe.
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What Countries do Voles Live in?
Voles can be found across many countries and indeed continents. Different vole species occur in North America, northern Europe and Asia.
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The meadow vole is found across Canada, Alaska and the northern USA
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What Countries do Voles Live in? - North America
The Meadow vole is a small North American vole found across Canada, Alaska and the northern United States. Its range extends further south along the Atlantic coast. One subspecies, the Florida Salt Marsh Vole is found only in Florida, and is classified as endangered. The Rock Vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus, is a medium-sized vole found in eastern North America. It is also called the Yellow-nosed Vole. They are found on moist rocky slopes in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.
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The field vole is common across Europe
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What Countries do Voles Live in? - Europe
The field vole or short-tailed vole, is a grey-brown vole, around 110mm in length, with only a short tail. They are one of the most common mammals in Europe. The European water vole is also widespread throughout Europe, being found in Scandinavia and western Russia on the banks of slow flowing, well vegetated rivers and streams. The common vole is another species that is not restricted in means of distribution and habitat and inhabits large areas of Eurasia.
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The most relevant links we could find, placed here free
 Young People's Trust
- Further information about the field vole featured on the 'what countries do voles live in?' page can be found here. www.ypte.org.uk
Discover Life
- Profile of the rock vole which can be found across eastern North America. www.discoverlife.org
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Water vole populations have declined in Britain
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What Countries do Voles Live in? - Britain
The water vole is the largest and most famous of the four vole species that live in the UK. It is known for being the inspiration behind 'Ratty' in Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows; water rat is a local name for this species.
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The Orkney vole
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Unfortunately it is also becoming known as a species at risk as its numbers have declined in the latter half of the 20th century. The accidental introduction of the American mink and the pollution of British rivers have had a devastating impact on the population. The other three vole species found in Britain are the Orkney vole, field vole and bank vole.
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