campagnol des champs vs Oriental House Rat

Microtus arvalis compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

• campagnol des champs is Near Threatened while Oriental House Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	campagnol des champs	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microtus	Rattus
Species	Microtus arvalis	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

campagnol des champs and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

campagnol des champs

NT — Near Threatened

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	campagnol des champs	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

campagnol des champs

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

campagnol des champs

common vole (Microtus arvalis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.