Black-Capped Chickadee vs Narrow-headed Vole

Poecile atricapillus compared with Microtus gregalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Capped Chickadee	Narrow-headed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Paridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Poecile	Microtus
Species	Poecile atricapillus	Microtus gregalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Capped Chickadee and Narrow-headed Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-Capped Chickadee

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Capped Chickadee	Narrow-headed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Capped Chickadee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-Capped Chickadee

The Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) is a species in the genus Poecile. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.