Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs common vole

Cormura brevirostris compared with Microtus arvalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while common vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	common vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cormura	Microtus
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Microtus arvalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and common vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

common vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	common vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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 Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.