common vole vs Pied Tamarin

Microtus arvalis compared with Saguinus bicolor

Key Differences

• common vole is Near Threatened while Pied Tamarin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common vole	Pied 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	Saguinus
Species	Microtus arvalis	Saguinus bicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

common vole and Pied Tamarin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

common vole

NT — Near Threatened

Pied Tamarin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common vole	Pied 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.

Pied Tamarin

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.