The Heather Vole has long, soft fur. It stays active all year, using burrows in summer and surface nests beneath the snow in winter.
Its fur is long and soft. The back ranges from brown to gray, while the underside is usually gray; the feet may be white or gray, and the ears can have orange hairs.
It remains active year-round. In summer it uses shallow burrows; in winter it builds a surface nest under the snow, lined with grasses and lichen.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.