To learn how to choose a water vole, take a look at the following aspects.

1. Appearance characteristics. Water vole is the largest individual vole, usually more than 150mm in length, with short and dense tail hair, round head and short neck. The tail length is slightly more than half of the body length, accounting for about 56% of the body length. The tail is thick at the base, tapering significantly towards the end. The tail hair is short and dense, and the tail hair is about 4-5mm long.

2. Color . Water voleTan, taupe dorsal, and belly-based iron grey.