Obyknovennaja Poljovka vs Indian muntjac

Microtus arvalis compared with Muntiacus muntjak

Key Differences

• Obyknovennaja Poljovka is Near Threatened while Indian muntjac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Obyknovennaja Poljovka	Indian muntjac
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)
Family	Cricetidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Microtus	Muntiacus
Species	Microtus arvalis	Muntiacus muntjak

Evolutionary Relationship

Obyknovennaja Poljovka and Indian muntjac share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Obyknovennaja Poljovka

NT — Near Threatened

Indian muntjac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Obyknovennaja Poljovka	Indian muntjac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Obyknovennaja Poljovka

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.

Obyknovennaja Poljovka

common vole (Microtus arvalis) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom