Narrow-headed Vole vs Purpleberry Cotoneaster

Microtus gregalis compared with Cotoneaster affinis

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern while Purpleberry Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Vole	Purpleberry Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Microtus	Cotoneaster
Species	Microtus gregalis	Cotoneaster affinis

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Purpleberry Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Vole	Purpleberry Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purpleberry Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.