Chestnut-breasted Munia vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Lonchura castaneothorax compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-breasted Munia	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Estrildidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lonchura	Microtus
Species	Lonchura castaneothorax	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-breasted Munia and Mediterranean Pine Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-breasted Munia

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-breasted Munia	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-breasted Munia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Norway, United Kingdom, and Vanuatu.

Mediterranean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-breasted Munia

The Chestnut-breasted Munia (Lonchura castaneothorax) is a species in the genus Lonchura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.