common vole vs Handley s Slender Opossum

Microtus arvalis compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

• common vole is Near Threatened while Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common vole	Handley s Slender Opossum
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)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Microtus	Marmosops
Species	Microtus arvalis	Marmosops handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

common vole and Handley s Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

common vole

NT — Near Threatened

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common vole	Handley s Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Handley s Slender Opossum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

common vole

ハタネズミ（Microtus arvalis）はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧（NT）に分類されている。脅威のある種の基準に近く、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性がある。