Brown Cup vs European water vole

Rutstroemia firma compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Brown Cup is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cup	European water vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Rutstroemiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rutstroemia	Arvicola
Species	Rutstroemia firma	Arvicola amphibius

Conservation Status

Brown Cup

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cup	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Brown Cup

The Brown Cup (Rutstroemia firma) is a species in the genus Rutstroemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden