common vole vs Leopard cat

Microtus arvalis compared with Prionailurus bengalensis

Key Differences

• common vole is Near Threatened while Leopard cat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common vole	Leopard cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cricetidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Microtus	Prionailurus
Species	Microtus arvalis	Prionailurus bengalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

common vole

NT — Near Threatened

Leopard cat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common vole	Leopard cat
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.

Leopard cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Philippines and Taiwan.

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.