Common Oak vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Quercus robur compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Oak	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Fagales (ブナ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Myodes
Species	Quercus robur	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Common Oak

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Oak	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	Autotroph	—
Average Lifespan	1000 years	—
Average Length	25.0 m	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Oak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Common Oak

ヨーロッパで最も重要かつ広く分布する落葉樹の一つであるイングリッシュオーク（Quercus robur）は、1,000年以上生き、高さ40mに達し、ヨーロッパのどの樹種よりも多くの生物多様性を支える。2,300種以上の昆虫・菌類・地衣類・苔・鳥類が成熟したナラに直接依存している。ヨーロッパ全域から西アジアにかけての温帯林に分布し、その硬くて耐久性のある木材は歴史的に造船・建築・樽製造に欠かせなかった。