Cackling Goose vs Eastern Mole Vole

Branta hutchinsii compared with Ellobius tancrei

Key Differences

• Cackling Goose is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cackling Goose	Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Anatidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Branta	Ellobius
Species	Branta hutchinsii	Ellobius tancrei

Evolutionary Relationship

Cackling Goose and Eastern Mole Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cackling Goose

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cackling Goose	Eastern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cackling Goose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cackling Goose

Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.