field vole vs Great Gerbil

Microtus agrestis compared with Rhombomys opimus

Key Differences

• field vole is Near Threatened while Great Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field vole	Great Gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Rodentia (грызуны)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microtus	Rhombomys
Species	Microtus agrestis	Rhombomys opimus

Evolutionary Relationship

field vole and Great Gerbil share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (грызуны)

Conservation Status

field vole

NT — Near Threatened

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field vole	Great Gerbil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

field 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.

Great Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field vole

field vole (Microtus agrestis) 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.