Common Redstart vs Mexican vole

Phoenicurus phoenicurus compared with Microtus mexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Redstart	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Muscicapidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Phoenicurus	Microtus
Species	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Redstart and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Redstart

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Redstart	Mexican vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Redstart

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Redstart

Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) 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.