Big Brown Bat vs European water vole

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Arvicola
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium