pintada-preta vs European water vole

Agelastes niger compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• pintada-preta is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pintada-preta	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Numididae	Cricetidae
Genus	Agelastes	Arvicola
Species	Agelastes niger	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

pintada-preta and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

pintada-preta

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pintada-preta	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pintada-preta

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

European water 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.

pintada-preta

The Black Guineafowl (Agelastes niger) is a species in the genus Agelastes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway