Montane Water Vole vs Scarce Notchwort

Arvicola scherman compared with Mesoptychia badensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Montane Water Vole	Scarce Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Arvicola	Mesoptychia
Species	Arvicola scherman	Mesoptychia badensis

Conservation Status

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Montane Water Vole	Scarce Notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Scarce Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.