Chestnut-headed Crake vs common vole

Anurolimnas castaneiceps compared with Microtus arvalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut-headed Crake is Least Concern while common vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-headed Crake	common vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rallidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Anurolimnas	Microtus
Species	Anurolimnas castaneiceps	Microtus arvalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-headed Crake and common vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-headed Crake

LC — Least Concern

common vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-headed Crake	common vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-headed Crake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

common vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chestnut-headed Crake

The Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps) is a species in the genus Anurolimnas. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

common vole

common vole (Microtus arvalis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway