Chestnut Bunting vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Emberiza rutila compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Bunting is Not Evaluated while Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Bunting	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	Emberizidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Emberiza	Microtus
Species	Emberiza rutila	Microtus duodecimcostatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Bunting

NE — Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Bunting	Mediterranean Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Bunting

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (7 countries).

Mediterranean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Bunting

Chestnut Bunting (Emberiza rutila) 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.