Montane Water Vole

Montane Water VoleThe fossorial form of Arvicola scherman digs underground burrows and feeds on roots and bulbs. A thesis describes it as smaller than related voles, with a dark brown body and gray belly, and records it from northern Iberia into parts of central Europe.What does it look like?The thesis describes the fossorial form as smaller than related species in the genus, with a dark brown body and gray belly.How does it live?The fossorial form of Arvicola scherman digs underground burrows and feeds on roots and bulbs. A thesis describes it as smaller than related voles, with a dark brown body and gray belly, and records it from northern Iberia into parts of central Europe.The thesis overview says this form uses its teeth to build underground burrows and molehills and feeds on vegetation, especially roots and bulbs. It also reports damage to crops and apple orchards.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.