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 (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Rodentia (설치류)	Didelphimorphia (주머니쥐)
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. (포유류)

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

들쥐(Microtus arvalis)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 준위협(NT)으로 분류된다. 위협종 기준에 근접하며 보전 조치 없이는 취약해질 수 있는 개체군이다.