Bank Vole vs Cat

Myodes glareolus compared with Felis catus

Key Differences

  • Bank Vole is Least Concern while Cat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bank Vole Cat
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 Rodentia (ネズミ目) Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family Cricetidae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Myodes Felis (Small Cats)
Species Myodes glareolus Felis catus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Cat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bank Vole Cat
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 46 cm
Average Weight 4.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bank Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Bank Vole

ヨーロッパモリネズミ(Myodes glareolus)は、IUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に分類されています。分布域全体にわたって広く生息し個体数も豊富で、個体群は安定しており、差し迫った保全上の懸念はありません。

Cat

人類が最も成功した家畜の一つであるイエネコは、約1万年前に近東のヤマネコ(Felis silvestris lybica)から家畜化された小型で敏捷な肉食動物だ。70を超える公認品種が存在し、ネコは強い捕食本能を維持したまま地球上のほぼすべての陸地環境に分布している。世界で最も人気のあるペットで、世界中で約6億匹が飼育されていると推定される。

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