Rat or mouse?

[birdwoman]

Thanks Dogghound.

[Tracey.A]

It looks like a field vole to me, because the tail is tiny, but having said that it's coloration looks more like a bank vole. I'm leaning towards field vole.

Tracey

[Hedge Witch]

Hi all - I'd no idea which vole, so I copied a handy guide to the bank vole:
The ears are clearly visible (half hidden in the field vole)
Tail half as long as body (shorter in the field vole, longer in a mouse)
Adults red brown (young have light brown fur)
3 1/2 inches long, one ounce (28 grams) weight
After the wood mouse it is probably Britain's most abundant small rodent
Found in wood, hedges, scrub and gardens (field vole prefers grassland but also likes hedgerows)
Also known as the common vole (field vole is also known as the short-tailed vole and was also sometimes referred to, erroneously, as the short-tailed field mouse).

The ears suggest Bank, but it's confusing

[Dogghound]

The tail is to long for a field vole, the colour as i said before is perfect, and as Hedge witch says the ears. 100% Certain on this one.

[dmclean2]

Hi Guys,
I concede, I thought the colouring and should have taken more notice of the length of tail, sorry for misleading you ,
Duncan