Big Brown Bat vs field vole

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Microtus agrestis

Key Differences

  • Big Brown Bat is Least Concern while field vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big Brown Bat 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 Chiroptera (翼手目) Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family Vespertilionidae Cricetidae
Genus Eptesicus Microtus
Species Eptesicus fuscus Microtus agrestis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and field vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

field vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big Brown Bat field vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified 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。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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