Montane Water Vole vs Western Dwarf

Arvicola scherman compared with Elachista triseriatella

Key Differences

• Montane Water Vole is Least Concern while Western Dwarf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Montane Water Vole	Western Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Arvicola	Elachista
Species	Arvicola scherman	Elachista triseriatella

Evolutionary Relationship

Montane Water Vole and Western Dwarf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Western Dwarf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Montane Water Vole	Western Dwarf
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.

Western Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium