The Bank Vole, Clethrionomys glareolus Schreber: a Mammal New to Ireland

ON August 20, 1964, one of us (A. J. M. C.), while trapping for small mammals near Listowel, County Kerry, caught an unusual ‘mouse’. On subsequent examination it proved to be a member of the family Cricetidae, the bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus Schreber—a family of mammals hitherto unknown from...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1965-02, Vol.205 (4974), p.923-924
Main Authors: CLAASSENS, A. J. M, O'GORMAN, FERGUS
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:ON August 20, 1964, one of us (A. J. M. C.), while trapping for small mammals near Listowel, County Kerry, caught an unusual ‘mouse’. On subsequent examination it proved to be a member of the family Cricetidae, the bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus Schreber—a family of mammals hitherto unknown from Ireland 1–4 .
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/205923a0