Ours brun vs Mexican vole

Ursus arctos compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Ours brun is Extinct while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ours brun	Mexican vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Cricetidae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Microtus
Species	Ursus arctos	Microtus mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ours brun and Mexican vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Ours brun

EX — Extinct

Population: ~200.0K

Trend: Stable →

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ours brun	Mexican vole
Diet	Omnivore	—
Average Lifespan	25 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	300.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ours brun

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ours brun

The world's most widely distributed bear species, brown bears range from North America and Europe across Russia to Japan, occupying forests, tundra, and alpine meadows. Adults can weigh up to 700 kg in coastal Alaskan populations. Omnivores that consume berries, roots, fish, and carrion, brown bears are a keystone species that distribute nutrients across landscapes. Most populations are stable, though some subspecies are threatened.