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Snow vole

Chionomys nivalis (Martins, 1842)

Medium sized vole, with greyish dorsal and whitish ventral coloration. It has small eyes, ears protrude slightly from the fur, and has a relatively long and thick tail (half the length of the body). It feeds mainly on vegetables, although it can also eat invertebrates. It is a species mainly associated with the canchales of large blocks of stone, which are usually found in high mountain areas. It presents, therefore, very defined habitat requirements. It is distributed by the great peninsular mountain ranges. It presents twilight and nocturnal activity, and does not hibernate. It is customary to reproduce between May and September. Very rare species, it does not exceed 1% of the catches of the SEMICE project. Near threatened species (category NT).

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Temporal evolution of the number of captures of

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Stations where the species was found (11)

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Captures by station

Station	City	Elevation	Captures
Cabana Vella de les Cabanyeres	Alt àneu (València d'àneu)	1774	2
Tartera Pas de la Casa - Andorra	Encamp	2281	9
Tartera de Rialb	Ordino	1824	7
Canchal-Serra do Invernadeiro	Vilariño de Conso	1066	5
Tartera del Pelat de Talltendre	Bellver de Cerdanya	2192	101
Toirigo	la Vall de Boí (Barruera)	1515	4
Tristaina	Ordino	2202	14
Comís Vell	Ordino	1899	14
Tartera dels Orris	Bagà	1944	15
Tartera_Tregurà	Vilallonga de Ter	2063	2
Tartera de Fontalba	Queralbs	2042	4
Total captures			177