Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Water Vole, European Water Vole)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArvicola amphibius (Water Vole, European Water Vole)
FamilyCRICETIDAE (rats and voles)
OrderRODENTIA (rodents)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Parkinson, A. 2003 Water Vole crossing a Derbyshire stream Vol 15, No 2 Page: 117
Raynor, R. 2002 Water Voles in the Highlands - an undiscovered refuge? British Wildlife Vol 13, No. 4: 255-257.
Revels, R. 2005 Water Vole Vol 16, No. 6 Page: 418

Arvicola amphibius (Water Vole, European Water Vole) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arvicola amphibius (Water Vole, European Water Vole)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Arvicola amphibius (Water Vole, European Water Vole)
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