field vole vs Great Gerbil

Microtus agrestis compared with Rhombomys opimus

Key Differences

• field vole is Near Threatened while Great Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field vole	Great Gerbil
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 same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microtus	Rhombomys
Species	Microtus agrestis	Rhombomys opimus

Evolutionary Relationship

field vole and Great Gerbil share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

field vole

NT — Near Threatened

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field vole	Great Gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Great Gerbil

Habitat

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。