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title: "Common Vole"
description: "Microtus arvalis — Mammiferi. The common vole (Microtus arvalis) is a European rodent."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/common-vole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Vole

> Microtus arvalis — Mammiferi. The common vole (Microtus arvalis) is a European rodent.

- Scientific name: *Microtus arvalis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi)
- iNaturalist observations: 2410
- Wikidata: [Q243727](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q243727)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44280](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44280)

## Names

- en: Common Vole
- de: Feldmaus
- es: Topillo Campesino
- fr: Campagnol des champs
- nl: Veldmuis
- pt: Rato silvestre
- pl: Nornik zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

DE (91), CZ (64), RU (60), FR (57), PL (39), ES (35), IT (32), NL (25), AT (24), CH (20), UA (14), HU (11)

## Summary

The common vole (Microtus arvalis) is a European rodent.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_vole

## Photo

![Common Vole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-vole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Juźwiak · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/129422513

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-vole?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).