Bishop's Mitre vs field vole

Aelia acuminata compared with Microtus agrestis

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while field vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	field vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pentatomidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aelia	Microtus
Species	Aelia acuminata	Microtus agrestis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's Mitre and field vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

field vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	field vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

field vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

field vole

field vole (Microtus agrestis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden