common vole vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Microtus arvalis compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• common vole is Near Threatened while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common vole	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cricetidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Microtus	Onychogalea
Species	Microtus arvalis	Onychogalea lunata

Evolutionary Relationship

common vole and Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

common vole

NT — Near Threatened

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common vole	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

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.