Southwestern Water Vole
Arvicola sapidus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusArvicola (Eurasian Water Voles)
- SpeciesArvicola sapidus (Southwestern Water Vole)
Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park
European Water Vole
Arvicola amphibius
Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
European Snow Vole
Chionomys nivalis
Gerbe's Vole
Microtus gerbei
Common Vole
Microtus arvalis
Field Vole
Microtus agrestis
Alpine Marmot
Marmota marmota
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Coypu
Myocastor coypus
Edible Dormouse
Glis glis
European Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Garden Dormouse
Eliomys quercinus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Southwestern Water Vole at Pyrénées National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |