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Occurrence record: 40237231

Human observation of Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus, 1758) | Water Vole recorded on 2025-02-18
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Overview

Occurrence ID 40237231
Other catalogue numbers 26711042
Basis of record Human observation
Scientific name Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus, 1758) - Water Vole
Licence CC-BY
Record Date 2025-02-18 (Day)
Location Grid Reference: SJ492355 Latitude: 52.91496999999999 Longitude: -2.75612
Recorded by Stuart Edmunds
Identification verification status Accepted - correct

Dataset

Data partner Mammal Society
Data resource Mammal Mapper App Sighting Records
Bibliographic citation Mammal Society [date of download] Mammal Mapper App Sighting Records
Collection code Mammal Mapper | Transect sightings

Abundance

Individual count 1

Event

Occurrence date 2025-02-18
Date precision Day
Event date 2025-02-18
Event ID 28553405

Taxonomy

Scientific name Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Supplied scientific name "Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus, 1758)"
Common name Water Vole
Supplied common name "European Water Vole"
Taxon rank species
Name match metric Taxon GUID match
The match was based on the supplied taxon concept ID rather than the scientific name.
Species Arvicola amphibius
Genus Arvicola
Family Cricetidae
Order Rodentia
Class Mammalia
Phylum Chordata
Kingdom Animalia
Taxon ID NHMSYS0020546253
Taxonomic issue No issues
Habitat taxon terrestrial|freshwater
Establishment means taxon Native
Scientific name authorship (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geospatial

Country United Kingdom
State/Province England
Latitude (WGS84) 52.91496999999999
Longitude (WGS84) -2.75612
Geodetic datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty in meters 50.0
Grid size in meters 100
Grid reference SJ492355

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    Additional political boundaries information

    England
    Districts, Boroughs and Unitary Authorities (England) Shropshire
    National Character Areas (England) Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain
    RAMSAR (Wetlands of International Importance) (England) Midland Meres & Mosses Phase 2
    Sites of Special Scientific Interest (England) Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses
    Special Areas of Conservation (England) Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses
    GB
    Districts, Boroughs and Unitary Authorities (Great Britain) Shropshire
    GB countries England
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 100km SJ
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 10km SJ43
    Ordnance Survey Grids - 50km SJSW
    Watsonian Vice Counties (GB) Shropshire
    Watsonian Vice Counties – 12 mile (GB) Shropshire
    Watsonian Vice Counties – 3 mile (GB) Shropshire
    UK
    Countries with sea areas England
    Local Environmental Records Centre Boundaries of the UK Shropshire Ecological Data Network
    UK, IoM, Channel Islands
    Hexagonal grid for reporting - 10km 11797
    Square grid for reporting - 10km 22984
    Wales
    Special Areas of Conservation (Wales) Fenn's, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses (England)
    Wales 20km terrestrial buffer Wales 20km terrestrial buffer
    World base layer United Kingdom
    BESbswy