Toupeira-europeia vs European water vole

Talpa europaea compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Toupeira-europeia is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Toupeira-europeia	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Talpidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Talpa	Arvicola
Species	Talpa europaea	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Toupeira-europeia and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Toupeira-europeia

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Toupeira-europeia	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Toupeira-europeia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden