Long-tailed Jaeger vs Narrow-headed Vole

Stercorarius longicaudus compared with Microtus gregalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Jaeger	Narrow-headed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stercorariidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Stercorarius	Microtus
Species	Stercorarius longicaudus	Microtus gregalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Jaeger and Narrow-headed Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Jaeger

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Jaeger	Narrow-headed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Jaeger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.