In 1980, habitat degradation and the animal's small population led to its listing as an endangered species by the state of California. Four years later, the federal government also declared the Amargosa vole an endangered species.

What is the difference between a bank vole and a field vole?

Bank voles are small chestnut-brown rodents with a cream-coloured underbelly and a short hairy tail. ... Field voles have a shorter tail (around 30% the length of its body, compared to 50% for the bank vole). Also, don't confuse with mice, which are not as stoutly built as voles and have very long, hairless tails.

Are bank voles protected?

Status & conservation

Native to Great Britain; populations in Ireland were accidentally introduced in the 1950s. Common and widespread. Bank voles are not legally protected in the UK and have no conservation designation.