Common Pheasant vs Mandarin Vole

Phasianus colchicus compared with Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Key Differences

• Common Pheasant is Not Evaluated while Mandarin Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Pheasant	Mandarin Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phasianidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Phasianus	Lasiopodomys
Species	Phasianus colchicus	Lasiopodomys mandarinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Pheasant and Mandarin Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Mandarin Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Pheasant	Mandarin Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Pheasant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

Mandarin Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 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.