European water vole
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The European water vole or northern water vole (Arvicola amphibius), is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat, though it only superficially resembles a true rat.[3] Water voles have rounder noses than rats, deep brown fur, chubby faces and short fuzzy ears; unlike rats their tails, paws and ears are covered with hair.
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European water vole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Arvicolinae |
Genus: | Arvicola |
Species: | A. amphibius |
Binomial name | |
Arvicola amphibius | |
Synonyms | |
Arvicola terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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In the wild, on average, water voles only live about five months. Maximum longevity in captivity is two and a half years.[4]