Asian Badger vs field vole

Meles leucurus compared with Microtus agrestis

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while field vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	field vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Carnivora (ネコ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Cricetidae
Genus	Meles	Microtus
Species	Meles leucurus	Microtus agrestis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Badger and field vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

field vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	field vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Asian Badger

Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a species in the genus Meles. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field vole

ヒメハタネズミ（Microtus agrestis）はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧（NT）に分類される。絶滅危惧に近い状態にあり、保全措置がなければ脆弱になるおそれのある個体群を有する。