European water vole vs false pepperwort

Arvicola amphibius compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• European water vole is Near Threatened while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European water vole	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Arvicola	Marsilea
Species	Arvicola amphibius	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European water vole	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.