common vole vs Indian muntjac

Microtus arvalis compared with Muntiacus muntjak

Key Differences

• common vole is Near Threatened while Indian muntjac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common vole	Indian muntjac
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Cricetidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Microtus	Muntiacus
Species	Microtus arvalis	Muntiacus muntjak

Evolutionary Relationship

common vole and Indian muntjac share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

common vole

NT — Near Threatened

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common vole	Indian muntjac
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.

Indian muntjac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

common vole

O rato-do-campo-comum (Microtus arvalis) está classificado como Quase Ameaçado (NT) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Próximo de se qualificar como ameaçado, com populações que podem se tornar vulneráveis sem ações de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom