Black Vine Weevil vs Cabrera s Vole

Otiorhynchus sulcatus compared with Microtus cabrerae

Key Differences

• Black Vine Weevil is Least Concern while Cabrera s Vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Vine Weevil	Cabrera s Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Curculionidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Otiorhynchus	Microtus
Species	Otiorhynchus sulcatus	Microtus cabrerae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Vine Weevil and Cabrera s Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Vine Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Cabrera s Vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Vine Weevil	Cabrera s Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Vine Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Azerbaijan, Japan, Turkey), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Cabrera s Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Vine Weevil

The Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is a species in the genus Otiorhynchus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm, found across Albania, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and more.

Cabrera s Vole

The Cabrera s Vole (Microtus cabrerae) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.