Montane Water Vole vs slender thistle

Arvicola scherman compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

Montane Water Vole is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Montane Water Vole	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Arvicola	Carduus
Species	Arvicola scherman	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Montane Water Vole	slender thistle
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.

slender thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.