Southwestern Water Vole
Arvicola sapidus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 114
- Most observed in
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
Description
The southwestern water vole or southern water vole (Arvicola sapidus) is a large amphibious vole native to most of France and southwestwards through Spain and Portugal. It is listed on the IUCN Red List as a Near Threatened species.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Southwestern water vole”.