common vole vs Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Microtus arvalis compared with Leontocebus fuscus

Key Differences

• common vole is Near Threatened while Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common vole	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Microtus	Leontocebus
Species	Microtus arvalis	Leontocebus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

common vole and Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

common vole

NT — Near Threatened

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common vole	Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin
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.

Lesson's Saddle-back Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.