Common Buzzard vs Northern Mole Vole

Buteo buteo compared with Ellobius talpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Buzzard	Northern Mole Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Cricetidae
Genus	Buteo	Ellobius
Species	Buteo buteo	Ellobius talpinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Buzzard and Northern Mole Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Northern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Buzzard	Northern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Northern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

Common Buzzard

Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.