Crested Drongo vs European water vole

Dicrurus forficatus compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Crested Drongo is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Drongo	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dicruridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Dicrurus	Arvicola
Species	Dicrurus forficatus	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Crested Drongo and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Crested Drongo

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Drongo	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Drongo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway