râle de genêts vs Montane Water Vole

Crex crex compared with Arvicola scherman

Key Differences

• râle de genêts is Critically Endangered while Montane Water Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	râle de genêts	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (oiseau)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rallidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Crex	Arvicola
Species	Crex crex	Arvicola scherman

Evolutionary Relationship

râle de genêts and Montane Water Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

râle de genêts

CR — Critically Endangered

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	râle de genêts	Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

râle de genêts

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 8 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

râle de genêts

Corn Crake (Crex crex) is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to severe population decline and habitat loss.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium